noun Download 🔗Share A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place. Examples : "In the class test, everyone scored between 70 and 85, but one student got a 98, making them an outlier. " statistics math business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion. Examples : "The eroded cliff face showed a small outlier of rock, separated from the main formation by a deep ravine. " geology geography environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "In the class's test scores, one student scored a perfect 100 while everyone else scored between 60 and 85; that score of 100 was an outlier. " statistics math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading