C2 noun #82,682 most common

outlier

UK /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/ | US /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/

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

outlier in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
  • (noun) A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
  • (noun) 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.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
  2. 2
    noun A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
  3. 3
    noun 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
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