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noninferiority

noninferiority 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).

Noun

noninferiority (uncountable)

  1. 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).

Origin of noninferiority

From non- + inferiority.

Questions about noninferiority

What does noninferiority mean?
Noninferiority means 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).
What part of speech is noninferiority?
Noninferiority is a noun.

Words near noninferiority in the dictionary

  1. noninfective
  2. noninfectivity
  3. noninferential
  4. noninferentially
  5. noninferior
  6. noninferiority
  7. noninfested
  8. noninfiltrated
  9. noninfiltrating
  10. noninfiltrative
  11. noninfinite

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