robust

(rō-bŭst', rō'bŭst')
adj.

1. Full of health and strength; vigorous.
2. Powerfully built; sturdy. See synonyms at healthy.
3. Requiring or suited to physical strength or endurance: robust labor.
4. Rough or crude; boisterous: a robust tale.
5. Marked by richness and fullness; full-bodied: a robust wine.

[Latin rōbustus, from rōbur, rōbus, oak, strength.]

robustly ro·bust'ly adv.
robustness ro·bust'ness n.

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has its stress on the second syllable, although first-syllable stress is creeping in, on the analogy of shifts in dispute, romance, and other words. There is a curious meaning given in the COD: 'not perturbed by or attending to subtleties', which is effectively a blend of the more general historical senses 'crude' and 'vigorous'. The following seem to be examples of this:

Chief constables are being urged to...encourage officers to be more 'robust' in using their powers to take DNA samples—Scotland on Sunday, 2002

Later I am meeting with [the] Chief Executive...for what may well become a 'robust' exchange of views—weblog, British English 2005.

Alternatives are rigorous, assertive, forthright, pragmatic, down-to-earth, and tough-minded, although robust might be regarded as combining meanings from several of these.

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An adjective applied to a statistic or a statistical procedure which implies that the value of the statistic or the outcome of the procedure will be relatively unaffected by the presence of a small number of unusual or incorrect data values. Thus the median is a robust measure of location and the interquartile range is a robust measure of spread.

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Refers to software without bugs that handles abnormal conditions well. It is often said that there is no software package totally bug free. Any program can exhibit odd behavior under certain conditions, but a robust program will not lock up the computer, cause damage to data or send the user through an endless chain of dialog boxes without purpose. Whether or not a program can be totally bug free will be debated forever. See industrial strength.

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adjective

1. Full of vigor: able-bodied, iron, lusty, red-blooded, strapping, sturdy, vigorous, vital. See strong/weak.
2. Characterized by marked muscular development; powerfully built: athletic, brawny, burly, husky², muscular, sinewy, sturdy. See strong/weak.

adj

Definition: healthy, strong
Antonyms: flabby, frail, infirm, soft, unhealthy, weak

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.

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A characteristic describing a model's, test's or system's ability to effectively perform while its variables or assumptions are altered. A robust concept can operate without failure under a variety of conditions.

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Robustness can relate to both economic and statistical concepts. For statistics, a test is claimed as robust if it still provides insight to a problem despite having its assumptions altered or violated. In economics, robustness is attributed to financial markets that continue to perform despite alterations in market conditions. In general, being robust means a system can handle variability and remain effective.

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IN BRIEF: Strong and healthy. Also: Requiring much energy or strength.

The hockey player was robust and energetic.

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For a list of words related to robust, see:

• Healthy, fit, bright, or strong
• Strong, Bold, or Tough

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See words rhyming with "robust."

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - robust, solid, stærk, hårdfør

Nederlands (Dutch)
stevig

Français (French)
adj. - solide, fruste, énergique, robuste, solide (le bon sens), corsé (un vin)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - robust, kräftig, stabil

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ρωμαλέος, υγιής, εύρωστος, στιβαρός, σφριγηλός

Italiano (Italian)
robusto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - robusto, sadio

Русский (Russian)
крепкий, жесткий, прочный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - robusto, fuerte, duro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - robust, krävande, fyllig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
强健的, 健全的, 茁壮的, 结实的, 坚固耐用的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 強健的, 健全的, 茁壯的, 結實的, 堅固耐用的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 강건한, 강한, 힘이 드는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - たくましい, 少し荒っぽい, 力の要る, 強い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قوي, نشيط, غليظ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חסון, גס, בריא‬

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