nonround en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + round.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Not round. (of a shape)
- (not-comparable, of a vowel) Having qualities the opposite of a round vowel.
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(not-comparable, of a number) Having a sharp or precise numeric value; having not been rounded.
The researchers hypothesize that everyday experience teaches us that round (imprecise) numbers are usually larger than nonround (sharp) numbers.
2007 September 21, “Random Samples”, in Science, 317(5845), page 1657:a round number (e.g., 100) was paired with a nonround number (e.g., 103).
2004, Amos Tversky, Preference, Belief, and Similarity, page 85:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| non-round | alternative | lexicographic |