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nonreportable

nonreportable

7.8
It cannot be officially reported because the results are wrong or contaminated
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.rɪˈpɔːr.tə.bəl/
  • Specialized
: no reportable
  • The study produced nonreportable results due to contamination during the experiments.

Examples

  • The laboratory indicated that the samples were nonreportable because they were invalidated by prior testing.

  • We found several nonreportable findings that did not meet the necessary standards for publication.

  • Another example of nonreportable laboratory data that could be very useful for public health monitoring is antimicrobial resistance patterns.

    Academic text (2011)

Antonyms

reportable
  • Formal
2 5.4

Important enough that you tell officials or write it in an official record

How Reportable

required
  • Formal
438 1.4
reportable
  • Formal
2 5.4
nonreportable
  • Specialized
7.8

Surface Forms

nonreportable positive

Morphology

nonreportable = reportable (transparent) = non + report + able

Formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' plus 'reportable' (report + -able), so the meaning 'not able to be reported' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Nonreportable is built from non- 'not', report 'to tell or record', and -able 'able'. So, it means 'not able to be officially reported', which fits cases like a lab test that is invalid or contaminated and whose results cannot be used.