nonexperimental

adjective

non·​ex·​per·​i·​men·​tal ˌnän-ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-tᵊl 

 also  -ˌspir-

: not experimental

nonexperimental studies/data/populations

observed in a nonexperimental setting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Combining that dismal rate with the number of nonexperimental reports received by Delaware, Fox, Sweka and Hale estimated that in 2018 and 2019 alone, 412 Atlantic sturgeon carcasses would have been present in the estuary. —Andrew S. Lewis, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023

There are no nonexperimental fertility preservation options for people assigned male at birth early in puberty, said Dr. Evelyn Mok-Lin, reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist at University of California, San Francisco Health. —Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2022

Recent nonexperimental studies suggest that women are intolerant of attractive females and use indirect aggression to derogate potential rivals. —Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above