OUTLIER

outlier

(noun) an extreme deviation from the mean

outlier

(noun) a person who lives away from his place of work

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

outlier (plural outliers)

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

(geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.

(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

Source: Wiktionary


Out"li`er, n.

1. One who does not live where his office, or business, or estate, is. Bentley.

2. That which lies, or is, away from the main body.

3. (Geol.)

Definition: A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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