Definition of OUTLIER

outlier

Meanings

Plural: outliers

Noun

  • a person who lives away from his place of work
  • an extreme deviation from the mean
  • A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
  • An exception.
  • A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

From outlie + -er.

Antonyms

inlier

Scrabble Score: 7

outlier is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
outlier is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
outlier is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

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