Definitions for outlierˈaʊtˌlaɪ ər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•li•erˈaʊtˌlaɪ ər(n.)
a person residing away from a business, duty, etc.
Geol. a part of a formation left detached through the removal of surrounding parts by erosion.
Category: Geology
Origin of outlier:
1600–10
Princeton's WordNet
outlier(noun)
a person who lives away from his place of work
outlier(noun)
an extreme deviation from the mean
Wiktionary
outlier(Noun)
A person or thing away from others or outside its proper place.
outlier(Noun)
A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
outlier(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.
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