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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOutlier
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that is situated away from or classed differently from a main group or set.
"In the study, the researcher identified several outliers that skewed the results." - 2
In statistics, a data point that differs significantly from other observations.
"The outlier in the dataset indicated a potential error in data collection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'outlier' originates from the combination of 'out' and 'lier', where 'lier' is derived from the Old English 'leogan', meaning 'to lie'. The term began to be used in statistical contexts in the late 19th century to describe data points that lie outside the overall pattern of distribution.
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Valeur aberrante
Transliteration: valœʁ abɛʁɑ̃t
"Dans l'étude, plusieurs valeurs aberrantes ont été identifiées."
Ausreißer
Transliteration: ˈaʊsˌʁaɪ̯sɐ
"Der Ausreißer in den Daten war schwer zu erklären."
Valore anomalo
Transliteration: vaˈlore aˈnɔːmalo
"Il valore anomalo ha influenzato i risultati dell'analisi."
Valor atípico
Transliteration: baˈloɾ aˈtipiko
"El valor atípico en el conjunto de datos fue sorprendente."
Valor discrepante
Transliteration: vaˈloʁ dʒis.kɾeˈpɐ̃tʃi
"O valor discrepante afetou a análise estatística."
असामान्य मान
Transliteration: asamānya mān
"अध्ययन में कई असामान्य मान पाए गए।"
离群值
Transliteration: líqúnzhí
"数据中的离群值影响了结果的准确性。"
이상치
Transliteration: isangchi
"데이터에서 이상치가 발견되었습니다."
外れ値
Transliteration: hazurechi
"データセットに外れ値が含まれていました。"
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