nonparametric
adjective
nonparametric is spelled N-O-N-P-A-R-A-M-E-T-R-I-C: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nonparametric means “Having a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nonparametric?
| Letters | 13: N-O-N-P-A-R-A-M-E-T-R-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is nonparametric?
Nonparametric appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of nonparametric
- non-parametric
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nonparametric mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance.
- 2
Free of assumptions about the frequency distributions of the variables being assessed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nonparametric come from?
From non- + parametric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).