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noncompensatory

noncompensatory

9.8
A system where a weakness in one area cannot be made up by strength in another
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˈkɒmpənˌseɪtəri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no compensatorio
  • In a noncompensatory grading system, failing one section means you cannot pass the course.

Examples

  • The hiring committee used a noncompensatory method, so each requirement had to be met individually.

  • Their evaluation process is strictly noncompensatory, so no single skill can outweigh a deficiency in another.

  • This model is noncompensatory.

  • The noncompensatory rules were strict.

  • The hiring committee used a noncompensatory method, so each requirement had to be met individually.

  • In a noncompensatory grading system, failing one section means you cannot pass the course.

  • Their evaluation process is strictly noncompensatory, so no single skill can outweigh a deficiency in another.

Synonyms

noncompensable
vsnoncompensatory
  • Specialized
9.6

Cannot be fixed or made to work normally again by treatment

describes processes or systems where a weakness cannot be offset by strength elsewhere

Antonyms

compensatory
14 6.7

Something that helps make up for a loss or harm

How Compensatory

compensatory
14 6.7
noncompensatory
  • Specialized
9.8

Surface Forms

noncompensatory positive
noncompensatory comparative
noncompensatory superlative

Morphology

noncompensatory = compensatory (transparent) = non + compensate + ory

Formed by straightforward negation (non-) attached to the adjective 'compensatory', yielding 'not compensatory'.

Etymology

Noncompensatory breaks into non- 'not' and compensate 'to make up for', the same root as the common word compensation. So a noncompensatory system does not allow a weakness to be 'made up for' by strength in another area.