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
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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.
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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
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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
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“Nonexperimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonexperimental. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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