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nonparametric

(ˌnɒnˌpærəˈmɛtrɪk)
adj
(Mathematics) maths free of parameters
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Adj.1.nonparametric - not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic
statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
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