nonsystematic
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnˈsɪstəmætɪk/
- Children were then asked to quickly write letters or numbers in a random, nonsystematic order (30 seconds were allotted).
- nonsystematic order
Examples
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These keys would complement existing as well as planned systematic monographs and handbooks and be directed to undergraduate and graduate biology students and nonsystematic biologists.
Academic text (1996) -
That inaccuracy was not surprising, considering that the site was a classic example of a nonsystematic, self-selected survey design that made no attempt to ensure a representative cross-section of respondents.
Academic text (2002) -
The letters were printed in a nonsystematic order, and participants had to write down the digits following the rows.
Academic text (2012) -
Prevalence rates of these behavioral and emotional problems had a nonsystematic course within the involved age groups.
Academic text (1994) -
Moreover, the incentive structure facing members of Congress encourages nonsystematic oversight.
Academic text (1990) -
Children were then asked to quickly write letters in a random, nonsystematic order (30 seconds were allotted).
Academic text (2013) -
Clinicians should be cautious in using nonsystematic observations about the presence or absence of errors when identifying or ruling out language impairment.
Academic text (2012) -
It may very well be that there is perceptual value in exposure to nonsystematic acoustic variation as well, even though the source of benefit could not be attributed to inducing a perceptual remapping.
Academic text (2012) -
The letters were printed in a nonsystematic order, and participants had to write down the digits following the rows.
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Children were then asked to quickly write letters in a random, nonsystematic order (30 seconds were allotted).
Synonyms
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3.4
Happening without a plan and by chance
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6.1
Not regular or predictable and likely to change suddenly
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7.2
No clear order or plan and often messy
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3.4
Not following a usual pattern or rule
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7.1
Parts that do not follow a fixed or logical order
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6.3
Not done by a plan and lacking order
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5.4
Without any visible pattern
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6.0
Speech or action that feels natural and not planned
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5.8
Not organized and having no clear order or pattern
Antonyms
How Systematic
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonsystematic = systematic (transparent) = non + system + atic
The negation prefix 'non-' attached to the familiar adjective 'systematic' yields the straightforward opposite meaning 'not systematic'.
Etymology
Nonsystematic is made of the parts non- meaning 'not' and system meaning 'an organized set or plan'. So nonsystematic describes something 'not organized' or done without a clear plan, which is why it means irregular or random.