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Recent Examples of undirected
The Nobel committee focused its remarks on the foundational aspects of artificial neural networks: the ability to feed unfathomably large and complex amounts of data into an algorithm that will then, more or less undirected, detect previously unseen and consequential patterns in those data.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Klein predicted that a few crows would learn the association between their undirected action and the reward, and start bringing coins of their own accord.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
Online undirected robo-casting attracts thousands of unqualified candidates; and pits talent against each other in open-market bidding for the job.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 23 June 2023
Blind rage: Uncontrolled, undirected, unstoppable.
—Soraya Roberts, Longreads, 17 Mar. 2020
Unfortunately, standard low-diameter decomposition algorithms only work on undirected graphs — those in which every edge can be traversed in both directions.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
Scientists have long been able to reactivate old memories, but only in a crude and undirected way.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012
Participants assigned to pray every day (either an undirected prayer or a prayer for a relationship partner) for 4 weeks drank about half as much alcohol at the conclusion of the study as control participants.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2011
The Costanza character parallels generations of undirected school students who have never had the opportunity to learn how to follow their passion toward a career goal.
—Janine Yass, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Klein predicted that a few crows would learn the association between their undirected action and the reward, and start bringing coins of their own accord.
—Ben Crair, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
Online undirected robo-casting attracts thousands of unqualified candidates; and pits talent against each other in open-market bidding for the job.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 23 June 2023
Blind rage: Uncontrolled, undirected, unstoppable.
—Soraya Roberts, Longreads, 17 Mar. 2020
Unfortunately, standard low-diameter decomposition algorithms only work on undirected graphs — those in which every edge can be traversed in both directions.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 18 Jan. 2023
Scientists have long been able to reactivate old memories, but only in a crude and undirected way.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012
Participants assigned to pray every day (either an undirected prayer or a prayer for a relationship partner) for 4 weeks drank about half as much alcohol at the conclusion of the study as control participants.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2011
The Costanza character parallels generations of undirected school students who have never had the opportunity to learn how to follow their passion toward a career goal.
—Janine Yass, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undirected
Adjective
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Go and read random slave narratives and get their experience of the time.—
David Marchese,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Oh, the third mode is a combination of both – sets of airbags inflate and deflate in seemingly random order – which has been perhaps my favorite setting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Irsay pushed Ehlinger into the lineup during the disastrous 2022 season, but by the end of that campaign — one that began with Matt Ryan at the helm — the Colts found themselves in a familiar spot: aimless at the most important position on the field.—
Zak Keefer,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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Having a list also saves time by minimizing aimless browsing in stores or online.—
True Tamplin,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Why some houses burn and others survive isn’t always obvious and can seem capricious and haphazard, despite preparation and mitigation.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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Efforts to reform the system that has shielded oil companies from liability have been haphazard.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Marine biologists had thought that the pelvic bones were purposeless in the marine environment, and would eventually disappear given another million or so years of evolution.—
Carl Engelking,
Discover Magazine,
9 Sep. 2014
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But here’s a question: How much longer can the country afford to lure so many of its promising talents into a life of purposeless paper-pushing and legalized economic vandalism that antitrust has become?—
Holman W. Jenkins,
WSJ,
10 May 2022
Adjective
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Understanding Information Leakage: A Growing Threat Information leakage refers to the unplanned disclosure of sensitive information to unauthorized parties.—
Vishwanadham Mandala,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Prescribed fires, and even allowing unplanned wildfire to burn, will simply be part of the future.—
Elizabeth Miller,
Outside Online,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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What’s meant to feel strange or unsettling often just feels random and unconsidered.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
17 May 2024
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Each space was personalized with different features, no aspect left unconsidered or half-baked.—
Abe Beame,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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Sponsor will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the Contest.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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In hindsight, Thadeus is sure that there was an inadvertent flouting of etiquette on his part.—
Han Ong,
The New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Richmond initially was charged with unpremeditated murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2024
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His determination to capture the naturalistic, unpremeditated aspects of his subjects made his work pulse with a startling sense of life.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
11 May 2022
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“Undirected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undirected. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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