Noncrucial

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not crucial not-comparable
  2. 2
    Not crucial:; Not essential; not vital. not-comparable

    "It is worth noting that subjects invest considerable amounts of time on the noncrucial turns (i.e. on average about 16 seconds), but these investments have no payoff."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not in a state of crisis or emergency wordnet
  2. 2
    of little importance; not decisive wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
noncriticalnoncriticalnoncriticalnonessential

Example

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"It is worth noting that subjects invest considerable amounts of time on the noncrucial turns (i.e. on average about 16 seconds), but these investments have no payoff."

Etymology

From non- + crucial.

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