Meaning of Outlier | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
2. An exception.
   figuratively
3. A part of a formation separated from the rest of the formation by erosion.
4. 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.

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Examples

“Observing as an outlier from Scotland, Hynes sums up the industry problem: "The conversation we've had for this article is really about creating an environment in which better decisions can be taken, isn't it?”

“And in a world where police officers are mostly paired by species (zebras with zebras, hippos with hippos, etc.), Judy and Nick’s rare bunny/fox combo marks them as outliers.”

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