Nonimprovement
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack of improvement; failure to improve. uncountable
- 2 A change that is not an improvement. countable
"The rate of imitation was about the same among solutions that were improvements and nonimprovements, suggesting that improvements were often achieved by imitating a relatively successful participant's solution and then slightly tweaking this solution."
Example
More examples"The rate of imitation was about the same among solutions that were improvements and nonimprovements, suggesting that improvements were often achieved by imitating a relatively successful participant's solution and then slightly tweaking this solution."
Etymology
From non- + improvement.
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