as in amateur
a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
the discussion about investing was geared more to the layman than to the professional investor
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The second event — explained in layman’s terms — is when a tiny bit of the sun, plasma and magnetic fields, is ejected.
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
While much of the layman’s conversation around AI has focused on marketing assets and application building, finance teams have also been asking how AI could streamline their work.
—Rohit Gupta, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
But there’s one detail that laymen might overlook that the museum does not.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2024
In layman’s terms: Prince William and Kate Middleton made over $30 million from March 2023 to March 2024.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 July 2024
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Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
While much of the layman’s conversation around AI has focused on marketing assets and application building, finance teams have also been asking how AI could streamline their work.
—Rohit Gupta, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
But there’s one detail that laymen might overlook that the museum does not.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2024
In layman’s terms: Prince William and Kate Middleton made over $30 million from March 2023 to March 2024.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 25 July 2024
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“Layman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/layman. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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