anomaly
anomaly definition
anoma·ly (ə näm′ə lē)
noun pl. anomalies -·lies
- departure from the regular arrangement, general rule, or usual method; abnormality
- anything anomalous
- Astron. a measurement used for any orbiting body, as a planet's angular distance around its orbit from its perihelion, taken as if viewed from the sun
Etymology: L anomalia < Gr anōmalia, inequality: see anomalous
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