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- no-non|sense «NOH NON sehns», adjective.down-to-earth; practical; matter-of-fact: »
It wasn't long before a stranger, a stout, no-nonsense type, suggested we find another vantage point (New Yorker).
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non·sense — /ˈnɑːnˌsɛns/ noun [noncount] 1 : words or ideas that are foolish or untrue I don t know why you believe that nonsense about certain numbers being unlucky. The stories she told about him are sheer/utter/complete/absolute nonsense. [=the stories… … Useful english dictionary
non — non·bank; non·belligerent; non·book; non·combatant; non·combustible; non·committal; non·conformist; non·de·script; non·effective; non·essential; non·existent; non·immune; non·interventionist; non·ionic; non·ju·rant; non·literate; non·metallic;… … English syllables
non- — [nän, nun] [< L non, not < OL noenum < ne , negative particle (see NO1) + oinom, ONE] prefix 1. a) not b) the opposite of [nonessential] c) excluded (from a specified category) … English World dictionary
sense — coun·ter·sense; in·sense; sense; sense·ful; un·sense; an·ti·sense; mis·sense; non·sense; sense·less; sense·less·ly; sense·less·ness; … English syllables
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Non-linear least squares — is the form of least squares analysis which is used to fit a set of m observations with a model that is non linear in n unknown parameters (m > n). It is used in some forms of non linear regression. The basis of the method is to… … Wikipedia
