In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
NONPARAMETRIC
nonparametric
(adjective) not involving an estimation of the parameters of a statistic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nonparametric (not comparable)
(mathematics) Having a flexible number or nature of parameters which are not fixed in advance.
(statistics) Free of assumptions about the frequency distributions of the variables being assessed.
Synonyms
• (statistics): distribution-free
Source: Wiktionary
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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