non-randomadj.
/nɒnˈrandəm/, U.S. /nɑnˈrænd(ə)m/ Not random, not distributed randomly.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [adjective] > random or haphazard > not random
non-random1926
1926 Amer. Math. Monthly 33 193 It is a great advantage to be able to discover the existence of causes of non-random variation in a product as early as possible.
1942 Genetics 27 531 (heading) The non-random distribution of mutants in the progeny of certain flies.
1961 L. F. Brosnahan Sounds of Lang. v. 90 Sounds..occur in apparently non-random distributions which unite languages of different language groups.
1972 Jrnl. Social Psychol. 87 223 A nonrandom sample of collective behaviours.
1993 N.Y. Rev. 21 Oct. 78/1 Such a theory would provide the complete underlying rules that control, in finest detail, every action of inanimate or animate matter—including all the non-random activities of our very selves.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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