In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
IGNORABLE
Etymology
Adjective
ignorable (comparative more ignorable, superlative most ignorable)
That can be ignored.
Synonyms: negligible, neglectable, trivial, insignificant
Antonyms: unignorable, noticeable, important, radical, significant
(statistics, of missing data) Unrelated to the parameters being estimated
Antonym: informative
Usage notes
• Used especially in statistics, in regards to the conditions under which the fact that a set of observations has missing data items can be ignored in statistical inference.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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