🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

不適合

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fushitekigou

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Non-conformity/ˌnɒn.kənˈfɔː.mɪ.ti/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"品質監査によりいくつかの不適合が発見された。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Failure or refusal to conform to a prevailing rule, standard, or practice.

    "His constant non-conformity with company regulations eventually led to disciplinary action."
  2. 2

    In manufacturing and quality management, the fulfillment failure or departure of a characteristic from specified requirements.

    "The quality control audit identified a major non-conformity in the welding process."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix non- (meaning 'not') combined with conformity, which stems from the Latin conformitas, based on conformare ('to shape, fashion, or comply'). The term emerged in religious and social contexts during the 17th century to describe dissent from established religious practices, later broadening to describe any failure or refusal to conform to prevailing societal standards.

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