What does anomaly mean in science?
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Anomaly (natural sciences) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In the natural sciences, especially in atmospheric and Earth sciences involving applied statistics, an anomaly is the deviation in a quantity from its expected value, e.g., the difference between a measurement and a mean or a model prediction.
Also asked, what is an example of an anomaly?
The definition of an anomaly is a person or thing that has an abnormality or strays from common rules or methods. A person born with two heads is an example of an anomaly. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
Just so, can a person be an anomaly?
noun, plural a·nom·a·lies. an anomalous person or thing; one that is abnormal or does not fit in: With his quiet nature, he was an anomaly in his exuberant family.
Anomalous means something that doesn't fit the pattern. In these results - 5, 10, 15, 17, 25, 30 - 17 is an anomaly as it doesn't fit the pattern of going up in 5's.