Thomas Browne in Pseudodoxia Epidemica first wrote anomalous in 1646. It comes from ἀνώμαλος.
You should exclude the anomalous results when calculating an average.
The word 'anomalous' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun (deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected). Example:You've asked for an anomalous part of speech.
The results from the test are anomalous; they do not fit the pattern established in other tests.
anomalous finite verbs
"Anomalous" simply means non-uniform. Regarding weapons carrying laws, the word "anomalous" means that there is no single law that covers the entire state, and that local laws are the governing laws. For example, in Washington state, where I live, we are an anomalous carry state. Open carry is legal in some counties, not allowed in others.
anomalous, amiss, askew, ajar
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Doctor's were concerned with the the patient's anomalous heart beat
Why do you include an anomalous result in a piece of data
Unfortunately we cannot post the official definition for the word here as it would be a breach of the copyright laws. Please look it up in a dictionary. Although, we can give you our own versions of the definitions. For example - 1. Irregular or abnormal. Inconsistent. As for using the word in a sentence, remember that it's an adjective. Adjectives always follow nouns. Thus, this would be an appropriate sentence using the word "anomalous" The man had an anomalous position about the politics of the world.
An anomalous phenomenon is a phenomenon which is not sufficiently explained by science or inferred knowledge.
If you are trying to spot an anomalous result from a graph, draw a line of best fit onto your graph, the anomalous result will be the result that is way off the line of best fit/ does not fit the pattern. If you are looking for an anomalous result within a table, the results should fall with in .1 of each other, if any of the figures do not, then they are the anomalies (anomalous results).