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outlier in Chinese

outlier in Chinese is 异常 — outlier means a data point that sits far away from the rest of a set of results, and which may signal a real extreme case or a measurement error.

outlier in Chinese

异常
noun
Pronounced: yì cháng
A person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.

What does "outlier" mean?

  1. noun A data point that sits far away from the rest of a set of results, and which may signal a real extreme case or a measurement error.
    "One household reported an income of £4 million, an outlier that dragged the mean upwards."
  2. noun A person or thing that stands markedly apart from the others in a group.
    "Among European capitals, its rents make it a real outlier."
  3. noun In geology, an isolated area of younger rock surrounded by older rock, separated from the main body by erosion.
    "The chalk outlier stands proud of the surrounding clay."
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outlier in a sentence

  • One household reported an income of £4 million, an outlier that dragged the mean upwards.
  • We removed two outliers before fitting the curve.
  • Among European capitals, its rents make it a real outlier.
  • He was the outlier in a family of accountants.

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What is "outlier" in Chinese?

"outlier" in Chinese is 异常. outlier means: A data point that sits far away from the rest of a set of results, and which may signal a real extreme case or a measurement error.

How do you pronounce 异常?

"outlier" in Chinese is 异常, pronounced "yì cháng".

How do you use "outlier" in a sentence?

Example: "One household reported an income of £4 million, an outlier that dragged the mean upwards." In Chinese, "outlier" is 异常.

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