"outlier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈʌʊtˌlaɪɚ/ [Canada] Forms: outliers [plural]
Etymology: From outlie + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|outlie|er|id2=agent noun}} outlie + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} outlier (plural outliers)
  1. A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place. Translations (a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place): buitenbeentje (Dutch), alleenstaande (Dutch), erillään oleva [adjective] (Finnish), ulkopuolinen (note: "outsider") [person] (Finnish), cas isolé [masculine] (French), exception [feminine] (French), Ausreißer [masculine] (German), Sonderfall [masculine] (German), eccezione [feminine] (Italian), anomalia [feminine] (Italian), extravagante (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-outlier-en-noun-Veky84bf Categories (other): Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 23 10 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of 'a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place': 95 0 4 1
  2. An exception.
    Sense id: en-outlier-en-noun-qfb~lX06 Categories (other): Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 23 10 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 36 15 11 39
  3. (geology) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (part of formation separate from the rest): qalıq (Azerbaijani), tossal testimoni [masculine] (Catalan), tossal residual [masculine] (Catalan), uitloper (Dutch), eroosion erottama osa (Finnish), lambeau m d'érosion [feminine] (French), butte-témoin [feminine] (French), Zeugenberg [masculine] (German), ostaniec [masculine] (Polish), остане́ц (ostanéc) [masculine] (Russian), cerro testigo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-outlier-en-noun-Zgpkvh5G Categories (other): Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 36 15 11 39 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'part of formation separate from the rest': 16 6 70 8
  4. (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. Categories (topical): Statistics Translations (value outside pattern in a statistical sample): uitbijter (Dutch), poikkeava arvo (Finnish), poikkeama (Finnish), poikkeus (Finnish), valeur f anormale (French), donnée aberrante (French), extrême (French), Ausreißer [masculine] (German), pencilan (Indonesian), išskirtis [feminine] (Lithuanian), utligger [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), utliggjar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), utliggar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), вы́брос (výbros) [masculine] (Russian), anomalía [feminine] (Spanish), irregularidad [feminine] (Spanish), anormalidad [feminine] (Spanish), rareza [feminine] (Spanish), utliggare [common-gender] (Swedish), ค่าผิดปกติ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-outlier-en-noun-nTYX1~cj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 16 18 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 12 16 16 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 10 18 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 8 17 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 16 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 9 21 15 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 15 17 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 21 15 54 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 13 17 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 15 17 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 16 15 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 36 15 11 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 3 12 14 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 9 21 15 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 19 16 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 23 10 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 16 15 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 12 16 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 9 21 15 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 36 15 11 39 Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics Disambiguation of 'value outside pattern in a statistical sample': 15 6 8 71

Inflected forms

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          "text": "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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          "word": "utliggjar"
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          "word": "utliggar"
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          "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "rareza"
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          "_dis1": "15 6 8 71",
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          "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
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          "word": "utliggare"
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          "_dis1": "15 6 8 71",
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          "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
          "word": "ค่าผิดปกติ"
        }
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    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Lithuanian translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Thai translations"
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        {
          "ref": "2023 November 1, Paul Clifton, “One account for the UK railway”, in RAIL, number 995, page 47:",
          "text": "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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        "An exception."
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        "(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."
      ],
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        "sciences",
        "statistics"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʌʊtˌlaɪɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "word": "buitenbeentje"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "word": "alleenstaande"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "tags": [
        "adjective"
      ],
      "word": "erillään oleva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "\"outsider\"",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "tags": [
        "person"
      ],
      "word": "ulkopuolinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cas isolé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "exception"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausreißer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sonderfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "eccezione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anomalia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place",
      "word": "extravagante"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "word": "qalıq"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tossal testimoni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tossal residual"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "word": "uitloper"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "word": "eroosion erottama osa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lambeau m d'érosion"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "butte-témoin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Zeugenberg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ostaniec"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ostanéc",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "остане́ц"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "part of formation separate from the rest",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cerro testigo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "uitbijter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "poikkeava arvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "poikkeama"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "poikkeus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "valeur f anormale"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "donnée aberrante"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "extrême"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ausreißer"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "pencilan"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "išskirtis"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utligger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utliggjar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utliggar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výbros",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́брос"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anomalía"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "irregularidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "anormalidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rareza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "utliggare"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "value outside pattern in a statistical sample",
      "word": "ค่าผิดปกติ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "outlier"
}

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