nonsystematic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/ UK /ˌnɒnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
not done according to a system; haphazard

Their nonsystematic sampling skewed the results.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not done according to a... haphazard unsystematic disorganized random unmethodical chaotic

Opposites

systematic methodical organized

Word family

Related forms systematic system

Etymology

From non- ('not') + systematic, from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole'), from sun- ('together') + histanai ('to set up').

non Latin σύστημα Ancient Greek

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# nonsystematic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌnɑnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌnɒnˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/

## Meanings
1. not done according to a system; haphazard

## Examples
- Their nonsystematic sampling skewed the results.

## Synonyms
- haphazard
- unsystematic
- disorganized
- random
- unmethodical
- chaotic

## Antonyms
- systematic
- methodical
- organized

## Related Forms
- systematic
- system

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: σύστημα

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + systematic, from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole'), from sun- ('together') + histanai ('to set up').

## AI Etymology
Nonsystematic is from non- ('not') + systematic, from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole'), from sun- ('together') + histanai ('to set up'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and σύστημα (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not done according to a system; haphazard. The wider family includes related words such as systematic and system.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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