What does unrepresentative mean?
Definitions for unrepresentative
un·rep·re·sen·ta·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
unrepresentativeadjective
not exemplifying a class
"I soon tumbled to the fact that my weekends were atypical"; "behavior quite unrepresentative (or atypical) of the profession"
Wiktionary
unrepresentativeadjective
Not representative
ChatGPT
unrepresentative
Unrepresentative refers to something that does not accurately or adequately represent or reflect the characteristics, qualities, or opinions of a larger group or whole. It typically describes a sample, selection, or individual entity that does not provide a correct or fair representation.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unrepresentative in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unrepresentative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of unrepresentative in a Sentence
The current playing field -- this handful of special elections -- is on a tiny, unrepresentative patch of the country that is far more Republican than the nation as a whole.
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