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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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Two separate systematic reviews and meta-analyses highlight these benefits.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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This systematic approach helped Singapore rank second in the 2025 IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking and fourth in the 2024 WIPO Global Innovation Index, proving that infrastructure investment trumps incentive programs.—
Kevin Cushnie,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The airport in Cap-Haïtien was calm and orderly, the streets were alive with daily commerce and children in bright yellow uniforms played together during recess.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Low-mass stars form in relatively orderly fashion, but one theory of the formation of more massive stars — the type of stars that go supernova — is that their accretion of infalling gas is more chaotic.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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China’s negotiating style has consistently been slow, methodical, and relentless in seeking better terms, as evidenced by talks over the PoS-2 stretching for over a decade.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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All nine hitters came to the plate — and some were methodical against Ryan — in the first inning.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Nonrandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrandom. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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