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nonrandomness

nonrandomness

7.4
A clear pattern in data that lets you guess what will happen
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈrændəmnəs/
translation icon : no aleatoriedad
  • In statistics, nonrandomness indicates that the data collected follows a specific trend rather than occurring by chance.

Examples

  • Consequently, the important political test is not the findings of epidemiologists on the probability of nonrandomness of an incidence of illness but the likelihood that a reasonable person, including members of the community of calculation epidemiologists, would take up residence with the community at risk and drink from and bathe in water from the Yellow Creek area or buy a house along Love Canal.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Researchers found that the nonrandomness of genetic sequences can reveal important information about evolutionary patterns.

  • The nonrandomness of the arrangement in the barcode makes it easier for scanners to read the information quickly.

Synonyms

regularity
vsnonrandomness
19 3.3

Happening often in the same way or at the same times

emphasizes predictable systematic pattern without requiring exact periodic timing

Antonyms

19 5.4

A lack of any predictable order or plan

How Random

chaos
438 3.1
randomness
19 5.4
irregularity
13 5.1
nonrandomness
7.4
pattern
192 2.8
order
1.0

Surface Forms

nonrandomness singular

Morphology

nonrandomness = nonrandom (transparent) = non + random + ness

The formation of a noun from the adjective 'nonrandom' is straightforward and follows standard English rules.

Etymology

The word nonrandomness breaks into three simple parts: non- meaning 'not', random meaning 'without order', and -ness meaning 'the state of'. So, nonrandomness is the 'state of not being random', which means you can see a clear pattern or regular rule in the results.