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nonrandom

adjective

Definition of nonrandomnext
as in systematic

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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
  1. systematic
  2. orderly
Adjective
  • The movements that arose out of the deaths of Black people at the hands of largely white police officers and the systematic abuse of women by powerful men were hallmarks of 21st-century progressive thinking.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Art history is full of artists like McNeely and Soutine, on society’s margins and empathizing with our species’ cold, systematic violence toward other animals.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of systematic
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  • With fewer defects, the electrons instead formed more orderly triangular, crystal-like patterns.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The pair have never followed a traditional system, so producing an independent show was an extension of their orderly-chaotic approach to clothing.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of orderly

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“Nonrandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrandom. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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