outlier
noun
out·li·er ˈau̇t-ˌlī(-ə)r 
1
: a person whose residence and place of business are at a distance
His house was a place of refuge for outliers.
2
: something (such as a geologic feature) that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body
The island is an outlier on the southeast side of the archipelago.
3
a
: a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample
Values that are outliers give disproportionate weight to larger over smaller values.
b
: a person or thing that is atypical within a particular group, class, or category
She was an outlier when she launched her cruelty-free, sustainably minded brand in 2001, but has found the centre of gravity shifting in her direction.
Jess Cartner-Morley
Jess Cartner-MorleyAmong the world's wealthy nations, the United States is an outlier on this issue: Americans have the lowest national minimum wage, relative to the median wage, of any of the wealthy nations represented in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Christopher Ingraham
Christopher Ingraham
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web An outlier lurking across the line of scrimmage may upset tradition. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Covid policy has led to frequent and disruptive lockdowns that have frustrated citizens, battered its economy and made China a global outlier. Reuters, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022 Prices of beef are one outlier, falling after more than a year of increases. Kristina Peterson, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 This makes Rithm an outlier among leading mREITs, most of which have posted drastic erosion in book values in face of rising interest rates, an inverting of the yield curve, slowing real estate sales, and a looming recession. Moneyshow, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Hope was one of 38 hosts who went on a killing spree, then took her own life, after contact with an outlier. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 25 July 2022 Was the collapse last season after a 6-2 finish in 2020 an outlier or the beginning of a decline? Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2022 Rather than try to mass-produce products and create the next big thing, Snap has remained an eccentric outlier in consumer tech. WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022 The Insider is an interesting outlier in Mann's filmography. Christian Holub, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2022 See More
Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Covid policy has led to frequent and disruptive lockdowns that have frustrated citizens, battered its economy and made China a global outlier. Reuters, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2022 Prices of beef are one outlier, falling after more than a year of increases. Kristina Peterson, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2022 This makes Rithm an outlier among leading mREITs, most of which have posted drastic erosion in book values in face of rising interest rates, an inverting of the yield curve, slowing real estate sales, and a looming recession. Moneyshow, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 Hope was one of 38 hosts who went on a killing spree, then took her own life, after contact with an outlier. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 25 July 2022 Was the collapse last season after a 6-2 finish in 2020 an outlier or the beginning of a decline? Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2022 Rather than try to mass-produce products and create the next big thing, Snap has remained an eccentric outlier in consumer tech. WIRED, 22 Aug. 2022 The Insider is an interesting outlier in Mann's filmography. Christian Holub, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1606, in the meaning defined at sense 3b