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Meaning
Noun
●
A
deviation
from a
rule
or from what is
regarded
as
normal
; an outlier.
●
Something or someone that is
strange
or unusual.
●
In Sciences:
Any
event
or
measurement
that is
out of the ordinary
regardless of
whether it is
exceptional
or not.
●
In Astronomy:
Any of various
angular
distances.
●
In Biology:
A
defect
or malformation.
●
In Quantum mechanics:
A
failure
of a
classical
symmetry
due to
quantum
corrections.
●
An
irregularity
or disproportion.
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Origin
anomaly
English
anomalia
Latin
ἀνωμαλία
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
ἀνώμαλος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Synonyms
Abnormality
Deviance
Deviation
Exception
Inconsistency
Irregularity
Phenomenon
Aberrant
Anomaly
Deviant
Farlie
Freak
Oddity
Outlier
Peculiarity
Queerness
Rarity
Rum
Strangeness
Unusualness
Weirdness
Abnormalities
Unusuality
Abnormalism
Abnormalcy
Abnormity
Odd Fish
Strange Fish
Freak Of Nature
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Related
Aberration
Anomalous
Error
Anachronism
Defect
Deviation
Occurrence
Artifact
Phenomenon
Alteration
Impossibility
Intrusion
Outliers
Accident
Asymmetry
Imbalance
Distortion
Discrepancy
Incident
Fault
Flaw
Variation
Variability
Indicator
Inconsistency
Mutation
Disturbance
Detection
Issue
Irregularities
Condition
Obstacle
Exaggeration
Pattern
Failure
Perturbation
Effect
Attack
Deviations
Fluctuation
Observation
Abnormal
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