Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noninferiority

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-in-fe-ri-or-i-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
7
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of not being inferior (such as when a new medication is tested and found to be not inferior to existing treatments in terms of efficacy).

Uncountable

Etymology

From non- + inferiority.

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What does noninferiority mean?
The condition of not being inferior (such as when a new medication is tested and found to be not inferior to existing treatments in terms of efficacy).
Where does noninferiority come from?
From non- + inferiority.

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