outlier

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n. a person who lives away from his place of work
n. an extreme deviation from the mean

n. 露宿者
[化] 异常值

39,258

BNC 频率

21,350

使用频率

outlier 由 out（外）和 lier（躺着的东西）组成，表示在外面躺着的东西，暗示与其他事物不同的状态。

例句

1. The scientist discovered an outlier in the data that needed further investigation.

科学家在数据中发现了一个异常值，需要进一步调查。

2. In a class of students, one outlier scored much higher than the rest.

在一班学生中，有一个异常值的分数远高于其他人。

3. The outlier in the survey results made the researchers question their methods.

调查结果中的异常值让研究人员质疑他们的方法。