unrelatedness
- noun
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈleɪ.tɪd.nəs/
- The unrelatedness of their backgrounds was evident during the conversation.
- task-unrelatedness
- unrelatedness and stimulus
- unrelatedness and stimulus independence
Examples
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The report highlighted the unrelatedness of the issues discussed at the meeting.
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Students often struggle with the unrelatedness of some topics to their interests.
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Some idea of unrelatedness underlies a lot of our thinking in risk.
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The difficult question is the degree of "unrelatedness to the curriculum" required for a group to be considered "noncurriculum related."
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In the model predicting task-unrelatedness of thought, no time-varying parameters reached significance.
Academic text (2018) -
We note, however, that visual inspection of the weekend-only data indicates a highly similar pattern for task-unrelatedness of thought (Fig. 4b).
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Red lines represent predictions of the optimal model for each dimension (cubic in all cases): (a) freedom-of-movement in thought, (b) task-unrelatedness of thought, (c) stimulus-independence of thought; see PDF for image #.
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Although no consensus has yet been reached as to how mind-wandering relates to freedom of movement in thought, task-unrelatedness, and stimulus-independence, previous work upholds the relevance of these dimensions to understanding mind-wandering and its implications for everyday life.
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
Something not related to the main topic
Something not connected to the main topic
A gap or lack of connection between things
A feeling of being separate from other people and the world
Not taking part in or connected with something
A situation where things have no link or relation
The fact of not being related or important to the main point
Not being connected with people or groups
A lack of connection between things or people
Antonyms
How Connected
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unrelatedness is made of three parts: un- meaning 'not', related (as in relation or relative) from 'to connect', and -ness meaning 'state'. So unrelatedness is the 'state of not being connected', which is why we use it when things are not related to each other.