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noncompound

adjective

Definition of noncompoundnext
as in simple

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  1. simple
  2. unmixed
Adjective
  • Ahead, design industry pros share the 7 decor mistakes that could be outdating your living room, along with simple fixes to refresh the space.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The equation is even simpler for Bernie Margulies, CEO of American Compute, which advises on risk management for GPU financing.
    — Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien,Seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of simple
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  • Sellke, Shi, and Wang then showed that after a certain number of shuffles (which depended on how many cards were in the deck), the overlap between the decks’ regions of unmixed cards disappeared at an exponential rate.
    — John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 17 June 2026
  • Baking the cake unmixed creates a deliciously gooey cake that is crumbly and buttery on top.
    — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of unmixed
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“Noncompound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncompound. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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