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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, 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
He was born with VACTERL (a nonrandom association of birth defects).
—Mark Heim | [email protected], 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, 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
He was born with VACTERL (a nonrandom association of birth defects).
—Mark Heim | [email protected], 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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Triage — the systematic process of prioritizing patients by the severity of their condition — determines the length of the delay.—
Iyesatta Massaquoi Emeli,
STAT,
2 June 2026
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According to Coyle, there is also still little systematic evidence that AI is increasing productivity at the firm level, and even where individual workers are going faster, that doesn’t always feed through to the organization as a whole.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The planter boxes were manufactured off-site before they were arranged in an orderly fashion on the campus at 2520 Boundary Ave.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The orderly flow of information around the globe depends a lot on security, and at the heart of that security is randomness.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
27 May 2026
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“Nonrandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrandom. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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