nonrandom

Definition of nonrandomnext

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Recent Examples of nonrandom Randomized algorithms can efficiently solve many problems, but researchers still prefer nonrandom approaches. Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 12 Oct. 2025 Problem after problem turned out to be far easier to solve with randomness than with nonrandom, or deterministic, algorithms. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023 In 21 states, the survey is based on roughly 1,000 interviews conducted online and by phone of respondents drawn from a random sample, as well as roughly 3,000 interviews conducted online of a nonrandom or nonprobability sample. Brian McGill, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022 Moderna’s clinical trial included a relatively small, nonrandom group of people who received only a single dose. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonrandom
Adjective
  • Rates of relapse among nonpregnant patients averaged 72%, according to a systematic review of 13 studies.
    Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • According to Rohrabaugh, the approach could offer a more systematic alternative to traditional trial-and-error methods and could potentially be applied across different classes of materials.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • That’s not the case now, given that the bond selloff has been orderly and building for months.
    Christopher Anstey, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The legacy of the steppe is not simply one of bloodshed and the muscular assertion of power, just as the legacy of European history is not just one of laws and the orderly restraint of power.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Nonrandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrandom. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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