nonsystematic
Lacking coherent structure
Nonsystematic means lacking system or method—random, haphazard, or unorganized.
A nonsystematic approach to research gathers data without a coherent plan.
In finance, nonsystematic risk is the portion of investment risk specific to individual assets rather than the market as a whole—the kind that can be reduced through diversification.
Totally without arrangement
- unorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- unmethodicalLacking orderly procedure
- unstructuredLacking imposed order
jumbled · muddled · scattered · confused · incoherent · uncoordinated · cluttered · messy
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- occasionalHappening at intervals
- episodicOccurring in distinct segments
scattered · uneven · patchy · fitful · spasmodic · discontinuous · inconsistent · variable
Based on personal whim
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- fortuitousHappening by lucky chance
- coincidentalOccurring together by luck
unpredictable · stochastic · aleatory · indeterminate · serendipitous · fluke · unplanned · unintentional
chaotic
Totally without arrangement
- unorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
- disorderedLacking systematic arrangement
- unmethodicalLacking orderly procedure
unstructured · jumbled · muddled · scattered · confused · incoherent · uncoordinated · cluttered · messy · untidy
sporadic
Occurring irregularly, infrequently
- intermittentOccurring at irregular intervals
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- occasionalHappening at intervals
episodic · scattered · uneven · patchy · fitful · spasmodic · discontinuous · inconsistent · variable · fluctuating
arbitrary
Based on personal whim
- chanceLikelihood of occurrence
- accidentalOccurring by chance
- fortuitousHappening by lucky chance
coincidental · unpredictable · stochastic · aleatory · indeterminate · serendipitous · fluke · unplanned · unintentional · undesigned
nonsystematicsystematic
Following ordered procedures
methodical · organized · orderly · structured · planned
system, systematic, unsystematic, systematize, systematically, systematization, unsystematically