unaided
adjective
un·aid·ed
ˌən-ˈā-dəd 
: not provided with help or assistance
a star that is visible to the unaided eye [=that can be seen without a telescope or binoculars]
: not aided or assisted
paid for her education unaided by her parents
… he walks unaided except for a simple wooden cane.—
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These assists can help level the playing field if an adult’s playing a child, for example, allowing the younger player to benefit from AI advice while the adult plays unaided.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Interest among teen girls is equal to teen boys with 17-34 at a high 16% unaided and 51% definite interest.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
In unaided awareness, the category by which moviegoers cite a title in a poll without being prompted, Red One is best with teen boys.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
Research conducted in 2013 found that changing individual pixels in an image, invisible to the unaided eye, can trick a machine learning algorithm into thinking a schoolbus is not a schoolbus.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Oct. 2016
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Barry Collins, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Interest among teen girls is equal to teen boys with 17-34 at a high 16% unaided and 51% definite interest.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
In unaided awareness, the category by which moviegoers cite a title in a poll without being prompted, Red One is best with teen boys.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2024
Research conducted in 2013 found that changing individual pixels in an image, invisible to the unaided eye, can trick a machine learning algorithm into thinking a schoolbus is not a schoolbus.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Oct. 2016
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“Unaided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaided. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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