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out·li·er (outґli-ər) in statistics, an observation so distant from the central mass of the data that it noticeably influences results; it is often considered an error and removed from the data, although not necessarily appropriately so.Medical dictionary. 2011.
outlier — UK US /ˈaʊtˌlaɪər/ noun [C] ► a fact, figure, piece of data, etc. that is very different from all the others in a set and does not seem to fit the same pattern: »Eliminating one or two obvious outliers, charges range from 0.45% per annum to 3.67% … Financial and business terms
Outlier — Out li er, n. 1. One who does not live where his office, or business, or estate, is. Bentley. [1913 Webster] 2. That which lies, or is, away from the main body. [1913 Webster] 3. (Geol.) A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
outlier — (n.) c.1600, stone quarried and removed but left unused, from OUT (Cf. out) + LIE (Cf. lie) (v.2). Transferred meaning outsider is recorded from 1680s; anything detached from its main body is from 1849; geological sense is from 1833 … Etymology dictionary
outlier — ► NOUN 1) a thing detached from a main body or system. 2) Geology a younger rock formation among older rocks … English terms dictionary
outlier — [out′lī΄ər] n. any person or thing that lies, dwells, exists, etc. away from the main body or expected place; specif., a) a person who resides away from his place of work or business b) a person who is excluded, or excludes himself, from some… … English World dictionary
Outlier — This article is about the statistical term. For other uses, see Outlier (disambiguation). Figure 1. Box plot of data from the Michelson Morley Experiment displaying outliers in the middle column. In statistics, an outlier[1] is an observ … Wikipedia
outlier — UK [ˈaʊtˌlaɪ(r)] / US [ˈaʊtˌlaɪr] noun [countable] Word forms outlier : singular outlier plural outliers 1) maths a result that is very different from the other results in a set 2) a person who lives a long way from where they work 3) a person… … English dictionary
outlier — /ˈaʊtlaɪə/ (say owtluyuh) noun 1. someone or something that lies outside or at a distance from a place.: *flammable fulmar oil, acquired annually as rental from the far off outlier Hiphoray, eighty miles to the west. –david foster, 1981. 2.… …
outlier — riktas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Netikslumas, atsiradęs vertinant, kaip analitė atitinka tikrąją vertę, kuris arba pakeičia tiriamosios medžiagos ar mėginio identiškumą, arba gali būti didelių klaidų priežastimi… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
outlier — riktas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Stebinys, kuris nesiderina su kitomis duomenų sekos vertėmis. atitikmenys: angl. mistake; outlier vok. Ausreißwert, m rus. промах, m pranc. valeur aberrante, f … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
outlier — riktas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Stebinys, kuris tiek skiriasi nuo likusiųjų verčių, jog yra pagrindo manyti, kad jis priklauso kitai tiriamajai visumai arba yra matavimo klaida. atitikmenys: angl. mistake;… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
