nonparametric

1. 1.

   not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic

   statistics

Questions about nonparametric

What does nonparametric mean?

nonparametric means "not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic".

How many syllables are in nonparametric?

nonparametric has 5 syllables: non-pa-ra-me-tric. The stress falls on "me".

Is nonparametric a common word?

nonparametric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.