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ANOMALY definition: 1. a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else…. Learn more.
1. : something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous. They regarded the test results as an anomaly. 2. : deviation from the common rule : irregularity. 3. : the angular distance of a planet from its perihelion as seen from the sun. Did you know?
An anomaly is an abnormality, a blip on the screen of life that doesn’t fit with the rest of the pattern. If you are a breeder of black dogs and one puppy comes out pink, that puppy is an anomaly. The noun anomaly comes from the Greek word anomolia, meaning "uneven” or “irregular.”.
ANOMALY meaning: 1. a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else…. Learn more.
an anomalous person or thing; one that is abnormal or does not fit in: With his quiet nature, he was an anomaly in his exuberant family. Synonyms: exception, aberration, abnormality. an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc. an incongruity or inconsistency.
1. something anomalous. 2. deviation from the normal or usual order, type, etc; irregularity. 3. astronomy. a. Also called: true anomaly. the angle between a planet, the sun, and the previous perihelion of the planet. b. Also called: eccentric anomaly.
anomaly (in something) a thing, situation, etc. that is different from what is normal or expected. the many anomalies in the tax system; the apparent anomaly that those who produced the wealth, the workers, were the poorest; There are areas of anomaly in the report.
ANOMALY definition: something that is unusual or that does not seem right: . Learn more.
: something that is unusual or unexpected : something anomalous. A storm like that is an anomaly for this area. [=a storm like that does not usually happen in this area] We couldn't explain the anomalies in the test results. The doctor detected an anomaly [= irregularity] in my heartbeat.
Anomaly definition: Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.