nonrandom

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Recent Examples of nonrandom Problem after problem turned out to be far easier to solve with randomness than with nonrandom, or deterministic, algorithms. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023 Proofs of quantum advantage always seemed dependent on oracles that had some kind of nonrandom structure, such as periodicity. Quanta Magazine, 11 July 2022 And that nonrandom peptide could by chance have some function in a growing proto-cell. Viviane Callier, Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2022 Moderna’s clinical trial included a relatively small, nonrandom group of people who received only a single dose. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2021 In 21 states, the survey is based on roughly 1,000 interviews conducted online and by phone of respondents drawn from a random sample, as well as roughly 3,000 interviews conducted online of a nonrandom or nonprobability sample. Brian McGill, WSJ, 9 Nov. 2022 Over the next 40 years, computer scientists worked to figure out nonrandom recipes for arranging bits that approached the random ideal. Quanta Magazine, 24 Nov. 2021 He was born with VACTERL (a nonrandom association of birth defects). Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2021 The samples are small and nonrandom; participants are often recruited through internet postings or word of mouth. Barbara Bradley Hagerty, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonrandom
Adjective
  • Thoughtful, systematic employee surveys serve as an easy first step.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • In Ukraine, the first victims of this systematic reeducation were children.
    Tetiana Kotelnykova, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Work Efficiently and Safely Don't underestimate the importance of stay a clean and orderly workspace.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Sometimes, that means getting outside of the Court’s comfort zone of an orderly appeals process when individual judges single-handedly provoke a separation-of-powers crisis.
    The Editors, National Review, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Your work will involve creating specifications, building prototypes, and conducting performance analyses—activities that require focused attention and methodical thinking.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But Reeves is a methodical filmmaker who likes to take his time.
    Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Feb. 2025

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“Nonrandom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonrandom. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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