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unstructured Definition

un·struc·tured (-strukc̸hərd)

adjective

not formally or systematically organized; loose, free, open, etc.

unstructured Synonyms

unstructured

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unstructured Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • mesh: Simulation of fire within an aircraft cockpit using an unstructured mesh.
  • interview: An unstructured interview may seem like quite an informal chat.
  • grid: A project working in parallel with the above is the development of suitable transport models for use in unstructured grid based models.
  • datum: Images are a typical form of complex unstructured data.
  • learning: The children who gathered round the machines showed how potent this kind of unstructured learning can be.
  • sequence: Structured sequences of locations, encouraging chunking, were compared with unstructured sequences.

Modifying Another Word

  • relatively: In the relatively unstructured laboratory environment, lecturers were often unaware of my special needs.
  • largely: It has also meant that childcare has been largely unstructured.
  • fairly: For Hawthorne, Philippians is a fairly unstructured letter covering quite a range of topics.
  • totally: However, this approach was found to apply only to semi-structured information sources rather than to totally unstructured ones.
  • completely: AskSam seems most suited for the indexing of either structured information in short records or completely unstructured notes.
  • very: At present we have a community that is still very unstructured.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: This made the course seem unstructured at the time.
  • comprise: Again, this comprises unstructured, one-time assistance, very expensive and/or totally inadequate for the needs of a growing business.
  • become: In real applications where there is a need to process many different element types, this style of program can quickly become very unstructured.