Outlier

3 words in this vocabulary list

adjective departing from the usual course; deviating from the norm; abnormal

  • The scientist noticed an aberrant result in his experiment that did not align with the expected outcome.
  • Her behavior at the party was quite aberrant compared to how she usually acts.
  • I can't believe he did something so aberrant, it's totally out of character for him.
  • The artist's painting featured an aberrant color scheme that made it stand out among the other pieces.

noun a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

  • The scientist considered the unexpected result to be an aberration in his data.
  • That weird data point was a total aberration, dude.
  • The glitch in the system was a total aberration, like, what even happened?
  • Her behavior at the party was an aberration from her usual reserved demeanor.

noun a deviation from what is normal or typical

  • The doctor detected an abnormality in the patient's blood test results.
  • There was something abnormal in the test results the doctor found.
  • The test results were totally whack with some abnormality showing up.
  • The abnormality in the data was like a red flag waving in front of us.