nonindependence

noun

non·​in·​de·​pen·​dence ˌnän-ˌin-də-ˈpen-dən(t)s 

: the quality or state of not being independent

especially : mathematical or statistical dependence (as between samples, events, or random variables)

… the researcher analyzing the data in the 2 x 2 table will usually be interested in measuring the nonindependence between the two variables (A and B); and there are many different measures of this nonindependence.

—Leo A. Goodman

nonindependent

ˌnän-ˌin-də-ˈpen-dənt 

adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nonindependence

• interdependence
• superintendence
• ascendance
• attendance
• dependance
• dependence
• transcendence
• tendance