nonrandom
Not by chance
Nonrandom describes something that follows a pattern, purpose, or design rather than occurring by chance.
In statistics and science, nonrandom sampling or selection involves deliberate criteria: The nonrandom assignment of patients to treatment groups introduced bias.
More broadly, it suggests intentionality where randomness might be expected: The distribution of errors seemed nonrandom.
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- purposefulDone with intention
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- consciousMentally present and alert
planned · designed · willful · volitional · strategic · targeted · aimed · goal-oriented
Arranged or commanded
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
rhythmic · sequential · recurring · predictable · systematic · structured · consistent · uniform
Unfairly favoring one side
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
- handpickedPersonally selected with care
cherry-picked · screened · sorted · vetted · preferential · targeted · exclusionary · skewed
Following programmed steps
- computedDetermined by calculation
- programmedSet with instructions
- rule-basedFollowing set guidelines
- causalProducing an effect
predetermined · mechanical · formulaic · specified · controlled · reproducible · predictable · seeded
deliberate
Consciously chosen, not accidental
- purposefulDone with intention
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
conscious · planned · designed · willful · volitional · strategic · targeted · aimed · goal-oriented · thought-out
ordered
Arranged or commanded
- repetitiveMarked by recurrence
- periodicOccurring at intervals
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
regular · rhythmic · sequential · recurring · predictable · systematic · structured · consistent · uniform · symmetrical
biased
Unfairly favoring one side
- discriminatingShowing careful judgment
- filteredScreened to remove contaminants
- curatedDeliberately selected and organized
handpicked · cherry-picked · screened · sorted · vetted · preferential · targeted · exclusionary · skewed · weighted
algorithmic
Following programmed steps
- computedDetermined by calculation
- programmedSet with instructions
- rule-basedFollowing set guidelines
causal · predetermined · mechanical · formulaic · specified · controlled · reproducible · predictable · seeded · initialized
nonrandomrandom
Occurring without pattern
stochastic · unpredictable · chaotic · patternless · orderless
nonrandomhaphazard
Lacking organization or plan
arbitrary · hit-or-miss · disorganized · disorganised · unsystematic
nonrandomrandom
Occurring without pattern
haphazard · arbitrary · chaotic · disorganized · disorganised
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