outlier

noun
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)//ˈʌʊtˌlaɪɚ/CA

Etymology

From outlie + -er.

  1. derived from *legʰ-
  2. inherited from *ligjaną
  3. inherited from *liggjan
  4. inherited from liċġan
  5. inherited from lien
  6. prefixed as outlie — “out + lie
  7. formed as outlier — “outlie + -er

Definitions

  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. 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. + 1 more definition
    1. A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other…

      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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for outlier. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA