anomalous

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
15
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/əˈnɒmələs/
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/əˈnɒmələs/ · /əˈnɑmələs/ · /əˈnɔmələs/

Definition of anomalous

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
    “statistically anomalous”
    “highly anomalous”
    “The scientist noted an anomalous result in the data.”
    “His behavior was anomalous given the circumstances.”
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adj

  1. Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.
    “statistically anomalous”
    “highly anomalous”
    “The scientist noted an anomalous result in the data.”
    “His behavior was anomalous given the circumstances.”
  2. Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
  3. Having anomalies.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Late Latin anōmalos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos).

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