anomaly

anomaly

anomaly (plural anomalies)

1. A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.
   • 1956 — Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 43

     This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.

2. Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

   He is an anomaly among his friends.

3. (sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
4. (astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
5. (biology) A defect or malformation.
6. (quantum mechanics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
7. (dated) An irregularity or disproportion.

	anomalia
	deviation from norm
	something or someone that is strange or unusual
	science: any event, big or small, out of the ordinary
	biological defect or malformation
	dated: an irregularity or inconsistency

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Altri significati:

(biology) A defect or malformation.

(quantum mechanics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.

Something or someone that is strange or unusual.

astronomy: any of various angular distances

(dated) An irregularity or disproportion.

(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.

A deviation from the common rule, type, or form.

A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.

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