applied to a whole
group or
class without
consideration of
individual circumstances; covering a wide
field with
hit-or-
miss effectiveness; inclusive but random. And here is sort of a shotgun
process that would always
wind up with
success.
-Levels of Skill (6 July 1957) inclusive but random; applying to a whole
group or
class without
consideration of
individual circumstances.
-Webster's Third New International Dictionary. a
gun with no grooves in its barrels, for
firing cartridges filled with small
lead or
steel balls. When
fired, these balls (
shot) travel in an expanding, conelike pattern. Used figuratively, shotgun indicates something covering a wide
area in an irregularly effective manner without concern for details or particulars; tending to be all-inclusive and nonselective.
applied to a whole
group or
class without
consideration of
individual circumstances; covering a wide
field with
hit-or-
miss effectiveness; inclusive but random.
covering a wide
area in an irregularly effective manner without concern for details or particulars; tending to be all-inclusive and nonselective. From a
gun with no grooves in its barrels, for
firing cartridges filled with small
lead or
steel balls. When
fired, these balls (
shot) travel in an expanding, conelike pattern.
covering a wide
area in an irregularly effective manner without concern for details or particulars; tending to be all-inclusive, nonselective and haphazard;
indiscriminate in choice and indifferent to specific
results.