outlier

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/

Noun

outlier (plural outliers)

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

Antonyms

• inlier

Translations

• French: cas isolé, exception
• German: Ausreißer, Sonderfall
• Italian: eccezione, anomalia
• Portuguese: extravagante

Translations

• French: lambeau d'érosion
• Russian: останец

Translations

• French: valeur anormale, aberrante, extrême
• German: Ausreißer
• Russian: вы́брос

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