anomalousness
- noun
- /əˈnɑːmə.ləs.nəs/
- Specialized
:
anomalía
- After analyzing the results, they noted the high anomalousness score, indicating a significant deviation from expected behavior.
Examples
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The anomalousness of the data set prompted the researchers to investigate further for potential errors.
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In order to enhance the algorithm, the developers focused on reducing the anomalousness in the output data.
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That sense of my anomalousness at the scene of this impending transaction underlines the separation between the demoiselles and me, driving home the fact that prostitutes were and are far more vulnerable than I.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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4.6
Being very strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
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7.8
Unusual behavior or habits that are different from what most people do
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5.2
Something that is not normal and can be seen in the body or test results
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5.8
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
A number showing how much a data point differs from other points in the set
How much something differs from a standard or what was expected
Being different from the usual type or pattern
A state of being very different from what is normal
A change from what is normal or expected
How Anomalous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Anomalousness comes from the same Greek parts an- 'not' and homalos 'even', which gives the idea of 'not normal'. So, in data work an anomalousness score shows how much a number or action is different from the usual, helping to flag unusual events.