What does robust mean?
Definitions for robust
roʊˈbʌst, ˈroʊ bʌstro·bust
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Princeton's WordNet
robustadjective
sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
"a robust body"; "a robust perennial"
full-bodied, racy, rich, robustadjective
marked by richness and fullness of flavor
"a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
robustadjective
strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity
"the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"
robustadjective
rough and crude
"a robust tale"
Wiktionary
robustadjective
Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
He was a robust man of six feet four.
robustadjective
Violent; rough; rude.
robustadjective
Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.
robustadjective
Sensible (of intellect etc.); straightforward, not given to or confused by uncertainty or subtlety;
robustadjective
Designed or evolved in such a way as to be resistant to total failure despite partial damage.
robustadjective
Resistant or impervious to failure regardless of user input or unexpected conditions.
robustadjective
Not greatly influenced by errors in assumptions about the distribution of sample errors.
Etymology: From robustus, from robur, robus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
ChatGPT
robust
Robust generally refers to the strength, health, or ability of something to withstand adverse conditions or rough handling. In a broader context, it can also refer to the capacity of a system or process to remain effective, reliable, or unimpeded, even under stress, change, or uncertainty. The term can be applied to various scenarios such as computer systems, statistical models, economy, etc., implying flexibility, resilience, and effectiveness under a range of conditions.
Webster Dictionary
Robustadjective
evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health
Robustadjective
violent; rough; rude
Robustadjective
requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Robust
rō-bust′, adj. of great strength or vigour: requiring strength: rude, rough.—adj. Robust′ious (Milt.), violent, rough.—adv. Robust′iously.—n. Robust′iousness.—adv. Robust′ly.—n. Robust′ness. [Fr.,—L. robustus—robur, oak.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
robust
Said of a system that has demonstrated an ability to recover gracefully from the whole range of exceptional inputs and situations in a given environment. One step below bulletproof. Carries the additional connotation of elegance in addition to just careful attention to detail. Compare smart, oppose brittle.
Anagrams for robust »
brotus
turbos
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of robust in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of robust in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of robust in a Sentence
We’ve laid a strong foundation for our Commitment to America this Congress, and we’ll be building on those principles starting day one in January. For our committee, that begins with robust oversight, something that’s been sorely lacking under the current Democrat majority, if we’re in the majority, Republicans will be conducting hearings and questioning agency officials in order to fully understand how American taxpayer dollars are being spent.
The department’s CVE efforts are an attempt to protect our nation’s young people from extremists who prey upon the Millennial generation, the department must reframe the conversation to reflect this reality and design a robust program around the protection of our youth, which must include predator awareness and an understanding of radicalization. In doing so, our citizens will be better equipped for this threat.
This is the start of the race. This is where it begins, there will be significant opportunity for all of us to engage in a very robust debate.
Most of the time, those babies are healthy and robust, nature takes care of itself.
At our peak, we had over 14,000 persons here( at the border) and some of them were here for beyond 24 hours and in the open environment setting. And accounting for the journey that they've had there is certainly a risk for public health and medical issues and concerns, so we wanted to be very responsive to medical needs and make sure that we had a robust capability on site.
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- قويArabic
- robustGerman
- ρωμαλέοςGreek
- fortikajEsperanto
- robustoSpanish
- تنومندPersian
- vankka, vahva, roteva, jykeväFinnish
- robusteFrench
- làidirScottish Gaelic
- איתן, חסוןHebrew
- मजबूतHindi
- kokohIndonesian
- חָסוֹןHebrew
- 堅牢なJapanese
- ದೃಢವಾದKannada
- ruarangiMāori
- robuust, degelijkDutch
- krzepki, czerstwy, rozrosły, wysportowany, silnyPolish
- robustoPortuguese
- robustă, robust, puternic, vânjosRomanian
- крепкий, здоровыйRussian
- robústenSlovene
- robustSwedish
- வலுவானTamil
- güçlüTurkish
- надійнийUkrainian
- 强大的Chinese
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