outlier

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7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/
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/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/ · /ˈʌʊtˌlaɪɚ/

Definition of outlier

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

  1. A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
    “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?”
  2. (figuratively)An exception.
    “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.”
  3. A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
  4. 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.

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Etymology

From outlie + -er.

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