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outlier definition

out·lier (o̵ut′lī′ər)

noun

any person or thing that lies, dwells, exists, etc. away from the main body or expected place; specif.,
  1. a person who resides away from his place of work or business
  2. a person who is excluded, or excludes himself, from some group; outsider
  3. Geol. a mass of rock, usually of large size, separated by erosion from the main mass

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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