unmathematical
Lacking numerical rigor
Unmathematical describes something that lacks mathematical rigor, logic, or basis—or someone with no aptitude for mathematics.
An unmathematical approach ignores quantitative analysis.
An unmathematical mind struggles with numbers and formal reasoning.
His unmathematical handling of the budget led to predictable disaster.
Based on personal perspective
- descriptivePortraying with specific details
- interpretiveExplaining meaning or significance
- observationalBased on direct perception
- impressionisticConveying general mood, not specifics
anecdotal · narrative · sensory · aesthetic · emotive · experiential · holistic · phenomenological
Arising without conscious thought
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- visceralArising from deep instinct
- innateExisting since birth
subconscious · perception · insight · impression · feeling · sense · inkling · spontaneous
Lacking sound judgment
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
- unsoundWeak or flawed
incoherent · contradictory · nonsensical · absurd · invalid · erroneous · specious · muddled
Nearly accurate but inexact
ballpark · estimation · guesstimate · loose · indefinite · sketchy · nebulous · handwavy
Of written works
- linguisticConcerning language study
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
- discursiveTending to wander topically
- narrativeAccount of events
textual · poetic · metaphorical · humanistic · philosophical · artistic · expressive · creative
subjective
Based on personal perspective
- descriptivePortraying with specific details
- interpretiveExplaining meaning or significance
- observationalBased on direct perception
impressionistic · anecdotal · narrative · sensory · aesthetic · emotive · experiential · holistic · phenomenological · nonquantitative
instinctive
Arising without conscious thought
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- intuitionInstinctive immediate understanding
- visceralArising from deep instinct
innate · subconscious · perception · insight · impression · feeling · sense · inkling · spontaneous · unanalytical
irrational
Lacking sound judgment
- unreasonableNot guided by reason
- fallaciousContaining faulty reasoning
- flawedHaving faults or imperfections
unsound · incoherent · contradictory · nonsensical · absurd · invalid · erroneous · specious · muddled · slapdash
approximate
Nearly accurate but inexact
fuzzy · ballpark · estimation · guesstimate · loose · indefinite · sketchy · nebulous · handwavy · unquantified
literary
Of written works
- linguisticConcerning language study
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
- discursiveTending to wander topically
narrative · textual · poetic · metaphorical · humanistic · philosophical · artistic · expressive · creative · imaginative
unmathematicalmathematical
Of or involving computation
quantitative · numerical · numerate · rigorous · formulaic
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