unstructured
adjective
un·struc·tured
ˌən-ˈstrək-chərd 
: lacking structure or organization: such as
a
: not formally organized in a set or conventional pattern
an unstructured question
feel insecure in an unstructured situation
b
: not having a system or hierarchy typical of an organized society
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Unstructured play time is important for children.
Her life is very unstructured.
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Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
But the unstructured and informal nature of tips also creates problems with fairness among workers.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Centralizing a small, focused dataset provides more potent ROI than general-purpose AI scanning a large unstructured dataset.
—Chris Stegh, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
For the installation-performance hybrid, guests were directed to the exhibition space, a waiting room replica, by ushers who never returned to collect them, producing the banal anxiety of liminal, unstructured time.
—Phoebe Chen, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Unstructured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unstructured. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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unstructured
adjective
un·struc·tured
ˌən-ˈstrək-chərd
: lacking structure : not formally organized
unstructured psychological tests
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