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Definition of Nonstandard
1. Adjective. Not conforming to the language usage of a prestige group within a community. "The common core of nonstandard words and phrases in folk speech"
2. Adjective. Varying from or not adhering to a standard. "Nonstandard lengths of board"
Similar to: Deficient, Inferior, Substandard, Nonnormative
Antonyms: Standard
3. Adjective. Not standard; not accepted as a model of excellence. "A nonstandard text"
Definition of Nonstandard
1. Adjective. Not standard. ¹
2. Adjective. (linguistics) Not conforming to the language as used by the majority of its speakers. ¹
3. Noun. Something that is not standard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonstandard
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonstandard
Literary usage of Nonstandard
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Constrained Mechanics and Lie Theory by Robert Hermann (1992)
"The Hyperreal Numbers as a MOde! for Nonstandard Analysis. Let R = {xj denote
the field of real numbers and N the set of nonnegative integers. ..."
2. Concrete Abstractions: An Introduction to Computer Science Using Scheme by Max Hailperin, Barbara Kaiser, Karl Knight (1999)
"... APPENDIX Nonstandard Extensions to Scheme We presume the existence of the
following predefined procedures, which are not ..."
3. Science Experiments for Young Learnersby Jill Norris by Jill Norris (2000)
"Nonstandard Measurement Properties of Objects and Materials Properties ...
Students compare the weight of two items using nonstandard units of measurement. ..."
4. Hellenistic Pottery: The Plain Wares by Susan I. Rotroff (2006)
"For purposes of description and analysis, two terms—nonstandard and atypical—have
been chosen to express the degree to which the fabric of any one vessel ..."
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