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irregularidad — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • irregularity noun Something that deviates from what's normal, expected, or standard, or the state of being irregular.
  • outlier 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.
  • wrinkle noun A small crease or fold in an otherwise smooth surface, especially skin or fabric.

Senses

irregularidad is used for these senses in English:

  • outlier (statistics) A value in a statistical sample which does not fit a pattern that describes most other data points; specifically, a value that lies 1.5 IQR beyond the upper or lower quartile.
  • wrinkle A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.

outlier — full definition

  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.
  2. noun A person or thing that stands markedly apart from the others in a group.
  3. noun In geology, an isolated area of younger rock surrounded by older rock, separated from the main body by erosion.

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