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outlier.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)//ˈʌʊtˌlaɪɚ/Canada
  1. A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.

  2. An exception.

    figuratively
  3. A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.

  4. 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.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English outlie Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English outlier From outlie + -er.

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