OUTLIER


Meaning of OUTLIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌlī(-ə)r ]

noun

Date: 1676

1. : a person whose residence and place of business are at a distance

2. : something (as a geological feature) that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body

3. : a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.