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anomaly

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/əˈnɒm.ə.lɪ/(UK)
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/əˈnɒm.ə.lɪ/(UK) · /əˈnɑ.mə.li/(US) · /əˈnɔm.ə.lɪ/

Definition of anomaly

7 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
    “This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.”
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noun

  1. A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
    “This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.”
  2. Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
    “He is an anomaly among his friends in that he's the only one who's unmarried.”
  3. Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
    “She disregarded some of the anomalies in the experiment, putting them down to miscalculation.”
  4. Any of various angular distances.
  5. A defect or malformation.
  6. A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
  7. (dated)An irregularity or disproportion.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-sder. Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός (homălós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώμᾰλος (ănṓmălos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂…

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sem-h₂-lo-sder. Ancient Greek ὁμᾰλός (homălós) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νώμᾰλος (ănṓmălos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νωμᾰλῐ́ᾱ (ănōmălĭ́ā)bor. Latin anōmalialbor. English anomaly From Latin anomalia, from Ancient Greek ἀνωμαλία (anōmalía, “irregularity, anomaly”), from ἀνώμαλος (anṓmalos, “irregular, uneven”), negating the meaning of ὁμαλός (homalós, “even”), from ὁμός (homós, “same”).

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