nonround
English
Alternative forms
- non-round
Etymology
non- + round
Adjective
nonround (not comparable)
- (of a shape) Not round.
- (phonetics, of a vowel) Having qualities the opposite of a round vowel.
- (psychology, of a number) Having a sharp or precise numeric value; having not been rounded.
- 2004, Amos Tversky, Preference, Belief, and Similarity , page 85:
- a round number (e.g., 100) was paired with a nonround number (e.g., 103).
- 2007 September 21, "Random Samples" in Science 317(5845), page 1657 :
- The researchers hypothesize that everyday experience teaches us that round (imprecise) numbers are usually larger than nonround (sharp) numbers.
- 2004, Amos Tversky, Preference, Belief, and Similarity , page 85:
Synonyms
- unrounded
Derived terms
- nonroundness
Related terms
- nonhigh
- nonback