nonexample

English

Etymology

non- +‎ example

Noun

nonexample (plural nonexamples)

1. Something that is not an example.
   • SIL, What is an event?, 2004:

     Definition: An event is a kind of information in discourse that actually occurs, is overt, and occurs at the now point on the time line. …
     Nonexamples: Negatives (Nothing is described as having occurred.), Questions (Nothing is described as having occurred.), …

   • 2011, Marie Menna Pagliaro, Differentiating Instruction: Matching Strategies with Objectives, page 22:

     The next step is having the students offer their own examples and nonexamples and also list them in the proper columns. At this time, the students should be able to explain or justify why their offerings are examples or not.

Translations

Translations

• Japanese: 非該当例 (higaitōrei)