Outlier

Quick meaning: Outlier is a noun meaning A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.

Meaning

A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) An exception.
2. (geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
3. (statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.

Example Sentences

And in a world where police officers are mostly paired by species (zebras with zebras, hippos with hippos, etc.), Judy and Nick’s rare bunny/fox combo marks them as outliers.

Observing as an outlier from Scotland, Hynes sums up the industry problem: "The conversation we've had for this article is really about creating an environment in which better decisions can be taken, isn't it?

Word Forms

• outliers
• outlyer

Antonyms for outlier

Common opposites include inlier.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include aberrant, exception, extreme, flap, outmost, standout.

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