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Recent Examples of nonrandom
Randomized algorithms can efficiently solve many problems, but researchers still prefer nonrandom approaches.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
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
He was born with VACTERL (a nonrandom association of birth defects).
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2021
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
Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
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
He was born with VACTERL (a nonrandom association of birth defects).
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2021
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
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Putting things in order Throughout the 1960s, Piaget observed that young children rely on clunky trial-and-error methods rather than systematic strategies when attempting to order objects according to some continuous quantitative dimension, like length.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Only systematic change, like generic competition and Medicare negotiation, has been demonstrated to dramatically lower payor prices while still incenting innovation.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Creditors face uncertainty as assets may be sold piecemeal and contested, potentially yielding less than an orderly liquidation—especially given FSS’s significant long-term liabilities.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Laminar flow, the opposite of turbulent flow, refers to the smooth, orderly movement of air over a surface.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Browns hoped Flacco’s experience and arm strength could provide some offensive stability and methodical effectiveness.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Instead of tackling problems in a methodical (if increasingly fast) step-by-step method, as modern computers still do, quantum computers will conduct multiple steps simultaneously.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Nonrandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrandom. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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