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Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida is operating and Taliban remnants are.
John Abizaid

Meaning of "robust" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROBUST

From Latin rōbustus, from rōbur an oak, strength.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ROBUST

robust  [rəʊˈbʌst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROBUST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Robust is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ROBUST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Robustness

Robustness is defined as "the ability of a system to resist change without adapting its initial stable configuration". It may refer to: ▪ In biology ▪ Robustness, the persistence of a system’s characteristic behavior under perturbations or unusual or conditions of uncertainty. According to the kind of perturbation involved, it can be classified as mutational robustness, environmental robustness, etc ▪ Robustness, body types based on strength and a heavy build ▪ Robust control ▪ Robust optimization ▪ Robust decision, a decision that is as immune to uncertainty as is possible and looks good to all constituents long after it is made ▪ Robust decision making ▪ Robust statistics, a statistical technique that performs well even if its assumptions are somewhat violated by the true model from which the data were generated ▪ Robustness ▪ Robustness ▪ Structural robustness ▪ 'Robust', a 6-row barley variety...

Definition of robust in the English dictionary

The first definition of robust in the dictionary is strong in constitution; hardy; vigorous. Other definition of robust is sturdily built. Robust is also requiring or suited to physical strength.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROBUST


adjust
əˈdʒʌst
august
ɔːˈɡʌst
blockbust
ˈblɒkˌbʌst
boom-bust
ˈbuːmˈbʌst
bundobust
ˈbʌndəbʌst
bust
bʌst
combust
kəmˈbʌst
crust
krʌst
dost
dʌst
dust
dʌst
embussed
ɪmˈbʌst
gust
ɡʌst
just
dʒʌst
lust
lʌst
must
mʌst
rust
rʌst
stardust
ˈstɑːˌdʌst
thrust
θrʌst
trust
trʌst
wanderlust
ˈwɒndəˌlʌst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROBUST

robot plane
robot-like
robotic
robotic dancing
robotically
robotics
robotisation
robotise
robotism
robotization
robotize
robotry
Robson
roburite
robusta
robustious
robustiously
robustiousness
robustly
robustness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROBUST

antirust
antitrust
bandobust
beer bust
bite the dust
boom and bust
cocaine bust
disgust
distrust
entrust
exhaust
Faust
frust
go bust
holocaust
locust
National Trust
oust
Proust
sawdust

Synonyms and antonyms of robust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ROBUST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «robust» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of robust

Translation of «robust» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROBUST

Find out the translation of robust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of robust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «robust» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

健壮的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

robusto
570 millions of speakers

English

robust
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मजबूत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قوية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прочный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

robusto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্তসমর্থ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

robuste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kuat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

robust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頑健な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

건장한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tegese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலுவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मजबूत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

güçlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

robusto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wytrzymałe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міцний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

robust
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισχυρή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

robuuste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

robust
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

robust
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of robust

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROBUST»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROBUST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about robust

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10 QUOTES WITH «ROBUST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word robust.
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John Abizaid
Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida is operating and Taliban remnants are.
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Chinua Achebe
A functioning, robust democracy requires a healthy educated, participatory followership, and an educated, morally grounded leadership.
3
Douglas Alexander
It is already clear that, because of advances in technology, drones are going to play an increased role in warfare in the years ahead. It is therefore vital that the legal frameworks governing their use are robust and internationally recognised.
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Kofi Annan
Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.
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Alan Autry
Every city across the country that has successfully renewed and revitalized itself points to a robust education system as its fundamental key to success.
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Bob Barr
Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation of national sovereignty is a nation's ability to protect its borders.
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Claude Bernard
The investigator should have a robust faith - and yet not believe.
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Roy Blount, Jr.
To me, letters have always been a robust medium of sublimation. I don't remember what I was like before I learned my ABC's, but for as long as I can remember I have made them with my fingers and felt them in my bones.
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Jerry Bridges
We take what we think are the tools of spiritual transformation into our own hands and try to sculpt ourselves into robust Christlike specimens. But spiritual transformation is primarily the work of the Holy Spirit. He is the Master Sculptor.
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D. A. Carson
I do think that there is a hunger in the land for a vision of confessional Christianity that is robust, God-centered, tough-minded, able to address today and tomorrow and the next day, and comprehensive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROBUST»

Discover the use of robust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to robust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Robust Optimization
Written by the principal developers of robust optimization, and describing the main achievements of a decade of research, this is the first book to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of the subject.
Aharon Ben-Tal, Laurent El Ghaoui, Arkadi Nemirovski, 2009
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Robust Statistics: The Approach Based on Influence Functions
"This is a nice book containing a wealth of information, much of it due to the authors. . . . If an instructor designing such a course wanted a textbook, this book would be the best choice available. . .
Frank R. Hampel, Elvezio M. Ronchetti, Peter J. Rousseeuw, 2011
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Robust Statistics
This new edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to reflect the latest advances in the field while also outlining the established theory and applications for building a solid foundation in robust statistics for both the theoretical ...
Peter J. Huber, Elvezio M. Ronchetti, 2011
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Robust Control Systems: Theory and Case Studies
The author crafted this book as a self-contained introduction to control theory that emphasizes the most modern designs for high performance and robustness.
Uwe Mackenroth, 2004
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Robust Discrete Optimization and Its Applications
This book deals with decision making in environments of significant data uncertainty, with particular emphasis on operations and production management applications.
Panos Kouvelis, Gang Yu, 1997
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Introduction to Robust Estimation and Hypothesis Testing
"This book focuses on the practical aspects of modern and robust statistical methods.
Rand R. Wilcox, 2012
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Robust Process Control
A state-of-the-art study of computerized control of chemical processes used in industry, this book is for chemical engineering and industrial chemistry students involved in learning the micro-macro design of chemical process systems.
Manfred Morari, 1989
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Robust Computational Techniques for Boundary Layers
They present a new numerical technique that provides precise results in the boundary layer regions for the problems discussed in the book.
Paul Farrell, Alan Hegarty, John M. Miller, 2000
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Robust Regression and Outlier Detection
The aim of this book, the authors tell us, is ‘to make robust regression available for everyday statistical practice.’ Rousseeuw and Leroy have included all of the necessary ingredients to make this happen." –Journal of the American ...
Peter J. Rousseeuw, Annick M. Leroy, 2005
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Uninhibited, Robust, and Wide-Open: A Free Press for a New ...
Part of Oxford's landmark Inalienable Rights series, this book will set the agenda for how we think about the press in the twenty-first century.
Lee C. Bollinger, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROBUST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term robust is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why a Germany of robust debate would be better for Europe
Why a Germany of robust debate would be better for Europe. Timothy Garton Ash. Consensus has smothered the nation's domestic politics – it needs a dose of ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
First robust genetic links to depression emerge
No one was more surprised than Jonathan Flint when his project — an effort to find genetic sequences linked to depression — showed the first hint of success ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
AM Best: Eurozone Insurers Remain Robust Despite Instability in …
The impact of Greece exiting the eurozone is likely to hit market confidence in the region, although (re)insurers operating in the economic bloc are well ... «Insurance Journal, Jul 15»
4
Robust Wine Bar in Edwardsville to close June 28
Robust Wine Bar will close its location at 126 North Main Street in Edwardsville after service on Sunday, owners Arlene and Stanley Browne announced ... «STLtoday.com, Jun 15»
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Jeb Bush Calls for 'Robust' Troop Presence in the Baltics
BERLIN— Jeb Bush, speaking in Europe just ahead of starting his presidential campaign, called on the U.S. and its allies Wednesday to build a “more robust” ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Robust payrolls stoke volatile debt markets
A week of wild swings in global bond markets was capped by robust US employment data on Friday, setting the stage for a turbulent summer as investors assess ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
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Dollar Soars on Robust Jobs Data
The robust data, particularly the increase in wages, reinforced investors' view that the U.S. economy's weak spell over the first three months of 2015 was an ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
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Robust Economic Growth Is Off the Table in 2015
Robust Economic Growth Is Off the Table in 2015. My forecast for 3.5% economic growth in 2015 is now officially wrong. Email; Print; 3 Comments; Order ... «Barron's, May 15»
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Taylor's robust poll numbers bolstered by religious right
Mayor Ivy Taylor (right) addresses an audience as other mayoral candidates Mike Villarreal (from left), Rhett Smith and Leticia Van de Putte join in a forum ... «San Antonio Express-News, Apr 15»
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Startup Funding Rises at Robust Pace
It might not be the dot-com boom all over again, but startup funding continues to soar to lofty heights. Venture capitalists maintained a robust funding pace in the ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»

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