nonrandom

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Recent Examples of nonrandom 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 Proofs of quantum advantage always seemed dependent on oracles that had some kind of nonrandom structure, such as periodicity. Quanta Magazine, 11 July 2022 And that nonrandom peptide could by chance have some function in a growing proto-cell. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 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 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 Over the next 40 years, computer scientists worked to figure out nonrandom recipes for arranging bits that approached the random ideal. Quanta Magazine, 24 Nov. 2021 He was born with VACTERL (a nonrandom association of birth defects). Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2021 The samples are small and nonrandom; participants are often recruited through internet postings or word of mouth. Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonrandom
Adjective
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    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The day he was inaugurated, Trump disabled the CBP One mobile app the Biden administration had utilized since 2023 to create a more orderly process of applying for asylum from the U.S.-Mexico border.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Humans walking in crowds tend to form orderly lanes.
    Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • As the judge made clear at yesterday’s hearing, the evidence shows a plan to attack Max and Michael, and its methodical implementation.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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    Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Nonrandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrandom. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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