Associations to the word «Extraneous»

EXTRANEOUS, adjective. Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or beyond a thing; foreign

EXTRANEOUS, adjective. Not essential or intrinsic

EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE, noun. (statistics) A random variable that is not an independent variable and may bear any effect on the behaviour of the subject being studied.

EXTRANEOUS, adjective. Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point".

EXTRANEOUS, adjective. Not essential; "the ballet struck me as extraneous and somewhat out of keeping with the rest of the play".

EXTRANEOUS, adjective. Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk".

EXTRANEOUS, adjective. Coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups".