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Anomaly

//əˈnɑ.mə.li// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.

    "This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows."

  2. 2
    (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) wordnet
  3. 3
    Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

    "He is an anomaly among his friends in that he's the only one who's unmarried."

  4. 4
    a person who is unusual wordnet
  5. 5
    Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.

    "She disregarded some of the anomalies in the experiment, putting them down to miscalculation."

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  1. 6
    deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule wordnet
  2. 7
    Any of various angular distances.
  3. 8
    A defect or malformation.
  4. 9
    A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
  5. 10
    An irregularity or disproportion. dated

Etymology

From Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía, “irregularity, anomaly”), from ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of ὁμαλός (homalós, “even”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”).

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