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outlier
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/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə/
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/ˈaʊtˌlaɪɚ/
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outlier
noun
outliers
pl
UK
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə/
US
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪɚ/
выброс
The data set contains an outlier that skews the results.
Набор данных содержит выброс, который искажает результаты.
изгой
He felt like an outlier in his new school.
Он чувствовал себя изгоем в своей новой школе.
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аномалия
Synonyms
exception
aberration
misfit
outcast
irregularity
deviation
anomaly
outlier
adjective
UK
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ə/
US
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ɚ/
Used attributively before a noun to denote something relating to or characteristic of an outlier (e.g., "outlier value").
Definitions
outlier
noun
A person or thing differing from all other members of a particular group or set.
In the data set, the value of 100 was considered an outlier because it was significantly higher than the rest of the numbers.
A person who lives away from their place of work, duty, etc.
As an outlier, she preferred the solitude of her cabin in the woods over the bustling city life.
Geology. A portion of rock or strata that has become isolated from the main body of the same age by erosion or faulting.
The sandstone ridge is an outlier of the larger formation that once covered the plain.
(Statistics) An observation that lies an abnormal distance from other values in a data sample, series, or distribution.
When analyzing the results, researchers removed the largest reading as an outlier to avoid skewing the average.
outlier
adjective
Attributive. Describing something that lies outside an expected range, pattern, or main group; anomalous.
Outlier values in the experiment required additional investigation.
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