1. people or things that are very different from others in a group; exceptions to a general pattern
2. data points that fall far outside the normal range in a statistical distribution
Usage: statistics; mathematics

Examples

• The test scores showed most students performed well, but there were a few outliers who scored much lower.
• In the housing market, mansions are outliers compared to typical family homes.
• The researcher removed the outliers from the data set to get more accurate results.
• Among the quiet students, Jake was an outlier with his outgoing personality.
• The statistician identified several outliers that skewed the average income calculation.
• Most employees worked standard hours, but the night shift workers were outliers in the company.
• The extremely high temperature reading was considered an outlier and double-checked for accuracy.