anomaly
IPA: ʌnˈɑmʌɫi
noun
- A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
- Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
- (sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
- (astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
- (biology) A defect or malformation.
- (quantum mechanics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
- (dated) An irregularity or disproportion.
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Examples of "anomaly" in Sentences
- The reason for the anomaly is disputed.
- Indeed, this is the source of the anomaly.
- The greater the anomaly, the harder the battle.
- It was an anomaly of the first iteration of the internet.
- Most of the pyramids of the old kingdom have this anomaly.
- There's only one explanation for the aberration in the anomaly.
- The eccentric anomaly is related to the mean anomaly by the formula.
- That proved to be the anomaly for the next three quarters of the game.
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