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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.
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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
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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This multifaceted nature demands systematic and rigorous problem-solving approaches, going beyond immediate symptoms or superficial quick fixes.—
Mohammad Adnan,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Claims of systematic targeting of white farmers exist, with farm attacks averaging 50 murders yearly, often cited as evidence.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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That means that with cooperation and capable decision making, orderly big progress to greatly reduce these unsustainable imbalances can be made.—
Ray Dalio,
Time,
9 May 2025
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In engineering terms, this may cause a transition from linear responses (smooth, orderly, predictable) to nonlinear responses (violent and unpredictable) which cause major changes in system behavior.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Stubbornness is your weakness AND your strength as the sun enters methodical Taurus!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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That would be in stark contrast to MSR’s more methodical approach, which is designed to deliver many samples sourced from a wide range of terrain and carefully curated to be of maximal scientific value—that is, material thought most likely to harbor evidence of past or even present Mars life.—
Leonard David,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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“Nonrandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrandom. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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