Outlier
noun
A thing or person that is different from all others in a group or set.
In a class of students who all scored around 70 on a test, a student who scored 100 would be considered an outlier.
Often appears as...
- statistical outlier
- data outlier
noun
In geography, a part of a group of things (like mountains or rocks) that is located some distance from the main group.
There's an outlier of the Andes mountain range located several miles from the primary range.
Often appears as...
- geological outlier
- topographic outlier
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Technical
noun
In computing, data point or observation that is markedly different, anomalous or inconsistent with the rest of the data.
The algorithm was designed to identify and eliminate outliers before performing a regression analysis.
Often appears as...
- outlier detection
- outlier analysis
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Technical
noun
A thing or person that is different from all others in a group or set.
In a class of students who all scored around 70 on a test, a student who scored 100 would be considered an outlier.
Often appears as...
- statistical outlier
- data outlier
noun
In geography, a part of a group of things (like mountains or rocks) that is located some distance from the main group.
There's an outlier of the Andes mountain range located several miles from the primary range.
Often appears as...
- geological outlier
- topographic outlier
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In computing, data point or observation that is markedly different, anomalous or inconsistent with the rest of the data.
The algorithm was designed to identify and eliminate outliers before performing a regression analysis.
Often appears as...
- outlier detection
- outlier analysis
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Uncommon Instance
Used to describe someone or something that doesn't fit the usual pattern in a group.
His peaceful demeanor made him an outlier in the heated debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Outlier' doesn't imply something negative; it simply means distinct or atypical.
Being the only doctor in a family of artists, she felt like an outlier.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasis on Difference
Highlights the extent to which an outlier differs from the norm, sometimes triggering interest or further investigation.
The teacher noticed the outlier in the test scores, sparking a curiosity about the student's methods.
Pro Tip 1/3Uncommon Instance
Used to describe someone or something that doesn't fit the usual pattern in a group.
His peaceful demeanor made him an outlier in the heated debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Outlier' doesn't imply something negative; it simply means distinct or atypical.
Being the only doctor in a family of artists, she felt like an outlier.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasis on Difference
Highlights the extent to which an outlier differs from the norm, sometimes triggering interest or further investigation.
The teacher noticed the outlier in the test scores, sparking a curiosity about the student's methods.
Pro Tip 1/3Uncommon Instance
Used to describe someone or something that doesn't fit the usual pattern in a group.
His peaceful demeanor made him an outlier in the heated debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Outlier' doesn't imply something negative; it simply means distinct or atypical.
Being the only doctor in a family of artists, she felt like an outlier.
Pro Tip 3/3Emphasis on Difference
Highlights the extent to which an outlier differs from the norm, sometimes triggering interest or further investigation.
The teacher noticed the outlier in the test scores, sparking a curiosity about the student's methods.
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Are we born to run? -...
check it's a heartwarming story but if you drill a little bit deeper you've got to sort of wonder about what exactly was going on there you know when you have two outliers and one organism it's not a coincidence when you have someone who is more competitive and more compassionate to anybody else in the race again it's
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Why sleep matters now...
but again it's going to be different for different people that will always be those edge cases are sort of the tail ends of the bell curve distribution as it were but that's a good I think range to shoot for I mean do you think there are outliers in other margaret thatcher's and my wife's of this world
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Are we born to run? PIPE...
goes home with a big fat check. It's a heartwarming story, but if you drill a little bit deeper, you've got to sort of wonder about what exactly was going on there. When you have two outliers in one organism, it's not a coincidence. When you have someone who is more competitive and more compassionate
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Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
Now, some of you are probably just desperately clawing for some solace in the idea that these things are oddities of the natural world, that they are outliers, and that point of view is understandable, because by their nature, parasites are quite small and they spend a lot of their time
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Using poetry as a way to...
Mike Wyatt like archaeologists dug deep and diagnosed me with selective mutism proved that my fear of talking was social anxiety and not attitude explained that I was so afraid of people that my vocal cords locked themselves in that I was not outlier but pioneer like
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Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
Which one is the outlier? And the answer is, you have no idea. You don't know. Right? And deleting a data point is really violating one of the things that I found so beautiful about the scientific process -- it really allows the data to reveal the truth to you.
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How young blood might...
and we calculate their relative age, their biological age. And what you see is that there is a pretty good correlation, so we can pretty well predict the relative age of a person. But what's really exciting are the outliers, as they so often are in life.
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Magical houses, made of...
Second, build something extraordinary out of it. Inspire people. Fortunately, Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects
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Allan Jones: A map of...
so everything in the cloud is roughly correlated. And then we find some outliers, some things that lie beyond the cloud. And those genes are interesting, but they're very subtle. So I think it's an important message to take home today
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The Secret of Musical...
we hesitate to use that terminology because as i said as scientists we don't even know how to define what it means to be a genius but what we're looking for is statistical outliers you know people who if you just look at
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Are we born to run? -...
check it's a heartwarming story but if you drill a little bit deeper you've got to sort of wonder about what exactly was going on there you know when you have two outliers and one organism it's not a coincidence when you have someone who is more competitive and more compassionate to anybody else in the race again it's
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Why sleep matters now...
but again it's going to be different for different people that will always be those edge cases are sort of the tail ends of the bell curve distribution as it were but that's a good I think range to shoot for I mean do you think there are outliers in other margaret thatcher's and my wife's of this world
Video examples
Are we born to run? PIPE...
goes home with a big fat check. It's a heartwarming story, but if you drill a little bit deeper, you've got to sort of wonder about what exactly was going on there. When you have two outliers in one organism, it's not a coincidence. When you have someone who is more competitive and more compassionate
Video examples
Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
Now, some of you are probably just desperately clawing for some solace in the idea that these things are oddities of the natural world, that they are outliers, and that point of view is understandable, because by their nature, parasites are quite small and they spend a lot of their time
Video examples
Using poetry as a way to...
Mike Wyatt like archaeologists dug deep and diagnosed me with selective mutism proved that my fear of talking was social anxiety and not attitude explained that I was so afraid of people that my vocal cords locked themselves in that I was not outlier but pioneer like
Video examples
Erika Cheung: Theranos,...
Which one is the outlier? And the answer is, you have no idea. You don't know. Right? And deleting a data point is really violating one of the things that I found so beautiful about the scientific process -- it really allows the data to reveal the truth to you.
Video examples
How young blood might...
and we calculate their relative age, their biological age. And what you see is that there is a pretty good correlation, so we can pretty well predict the relative age of a person. But what's really exciting are the outliers, as they so often are in life.
Video examples
Magical houses, made of...
Second, build something extraordinary out of it. Inspire people. Fortunately, Balinese culture fosters craftsmanship. It values the artisan. So combine those with the adventurous outliers from new generations of locally trained architects
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Allan Jones: A map of...
so everything in the cloud is roughly correlated. And then we find some outliers, some things that lie beyond the cloud. And those genes are interesting, but they're very subtle. So I think it's an important message to take home today
Video examples
The Secret of Musical...
we hesitate to use that terminology because as i said as scientists we don't even know how to define what it means to be a genius but what we're looking for is statistical outliers you know people who if you just look at
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Celeste Ng
American Author
In fiction you're not often writing about the typical; you are interested in outliers, the points of interest. Part of it comes from feeling I was the only Asian or person of colour... another part comes from my personality: I'm an introvert, and my usual survival mode in a large group is to stand by a wall and watch everybody.
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Eric Schmidt
American Businessman
If you think about the history of the PC industry, the PC industry has essentially been nothing but acquisitions by one company or another. Dell is the outlier. Dell built its own culture. They automated themselves to be the most efficient manufacturer.
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Rich Eisen
American Journalist
In the sports world it's all about argument. It's all about having a hot take. The other person has to have the polar opposite opinion, and you bash them together. To me it is an outlier to have a conversation be the basis of why you are listening.
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Robert J. Shiller
American Economist
We should not be focusing on quick solutions. The really important concern for policymakers everywhere is to prevent disasters - that is, the outlier events that matter the most.
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Ken Cuccinelli
American Politician
When one person does something, you look like an outlier. And whether it makes sense or not, the states get a certain level of respect from the courts that other people don't.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
Indian Scientist
A strong intuition is much more powerful than a weal test. Normals teach us rules; outliers teach us laws. For every perfect medical experiment, there is a perfect human bias.
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John Gourley
American Musician
Portland is where all the fringe groups went to escape. Where the outliers brought that DIY, punk rock attitude and made the city their own.
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Thomas E. Mann
American Sociologist
America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.
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Richard N. Haass
American Diplomat
Terrorists continue to be outliers with limited appeal at best.
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Nolan Bushnell
American Businessman
The truly creative people tend to be outliers.
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Celeste Ng
American Author
In fiction you're not often writing about the typical; you are interested in outliers, the points of interest. Part of it comes from feeling I was the only Asian or person of colour... another part comes from my personality: I'm an introvert, and my usual survival mode in a large group is to stand by a wall and watch everybody.
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Eric Schmidt
American Businessman
If you think about the history of the PC industry, the PC industry has essentially been nothing but acquisitions by one company or another. Dell is the outlier. Dell built its own culture. They automated themselves to be the most efficient manufacturer.
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Rich Eisen
American Journalist
In the sports world it's all about argument. It's all about having a hot take. The other person has to have the polar opposite opinion, and you bash them together. To me it is an outlier to have a conversation be the basis of why you are listening.
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Robert J. Shiller
American Economist
We should not be focusing on quick solutions. The really important concern for policymakers everywhere is to prevent disasters - that is, the outlier events that matter the most.
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Ken Cuccinelli
American Politician
When one person does something, you look like an outlier. And whether it makes sense or not, the states get a certain level of respect from the courts that other people don't.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee
Indian Scientist
A strong intuition is much more powerful than a weal test. Normals teach us rules; outliers teach us laws. For every perfect medical experiment, there is a perfect human bias.
Quote examples
John Gourley
American Musician
Portland is where all the fringe groups went to escape. Where the outliers brought that DIY, punk rock attitude and made the city their own.
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Thomas E. Mann
American Sociologist
America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.
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Richard N. Haass
American Diplomat
Terrorists continue to be outliers with limited appeal at best.
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Nolan Bushnell
American Businessman
The truly creative people tend to be outliers.
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