Sekirov Dictionary

nonstandard

/nɑnˈstændɚd/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

Not standard.
Not conforming to the standard variety, or to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.
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Using numbers or methods beyond those used in traditional analysis, often introducing new concepts like infinitesimals or hyperreal numbers in order to solve difficult problems.
- A concise and simple exposition of nonstandard methods applied to delta functions and to other generalized functions. — 1990

noun1

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Something that is not standard.
- Unlike the TV standard we are all accustomed to, the Web is the wild, wild West of video nonstandards. — 2008

forms

nonstandards · more nonstandard · most nonstandard

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