Anomalous

//əˈnɒmələs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

    "statistically anomalous"

  2. 2
    Of uncertain or unknown categorization; strange.
  3. 3
    Having anomalies.
Adjective
  1. 1
    deviating from the general or common order or type wordnet

Synonyms

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abnormalaberrantabsurdalienamorphousanomalistic

Example

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"The general theory of relativity explains the anomalous perihelion precession of the planet Mercury."

Etymology

From Late Latin anōmalos, from Ancient Greek ἀνώμᾰλος (anṓmălos).

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