English words for 'a variation that deviates from the standard or norm'
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noun
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- the act of departing
- euphemistic expressions for death
- (navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
- (law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
- (euphemistic) A death.
- (surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
- The act of departing or something that has departed.
- A deviation from a plan or procedure.
noun
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- deviate behavior
- the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
- A departure from the correct way of acting.
- (metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
- (statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
- (contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
- (Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
- The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
- A detour in a road or railway.
- (aviation) A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
- The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
noun
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- a significant change
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
- (logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
- (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
- (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- (relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
- (countable) A disagreement or argument.
- (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
- (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
- (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
- (uncountable) The quality of being different.
noun
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- an infinite series that has no limit
- the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
- The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
- The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
- (calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).
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- Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
- a variable quantity that is random
- an event that departs from expectations
- something a little different from others of the same type
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
- (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
- (programming) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
noun
- A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
- deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
- (sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
- (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.
- (biology) A defect or malformation.
- a person who is unusual
- (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
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- be at variance with; be out of line with
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
- turn aside; turn away from
- (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- (transitive) To cause to diverge.
- (intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
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- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
- much greater than the normal
- departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
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- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- the quality of being subject to variation
- an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- an event that departs from expectations
- the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
- discord that splits a group
- (physics, chemistry, biology) The number of degrees of freedom in a system.
- A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
- (law) A discrepancy between two legal documents.
- (computing, programming) Covariance and contravariance generally.
- (law) A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.
- The state of differing or being in conflict.
- The act of varying or the state of being variable.
- An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.
- (statistics) The second central moment in probability; the square of the standard deviation.
noun
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
- an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- the process of varying or being varied
- (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
- something a little different from others of the same type
- an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
- (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
- a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
- (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
- (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
- (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
- A related but distinct thing.
- (linguistics) The situation where two or more linguistic forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, the choice of form being determined by factors of dialect, sociolect, register or simply the speaker's preference.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
- Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- (LGBTQ) Clipping of bi-curious.
- (inorganic chemistry, rare) Containing or pertaining to trivalent curium.
- Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
- Caused by curiosity.
- (in combination) Interested in entering a romantic or sexual relationship with a specified group.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- arousing or provoking laughter
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
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- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- of the remaining member of a pair
- not divisible by two
- not used up
- not easily explained
- an indefinite quantity more than that specified
- (not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
- (not comparable) Numbered with an odd number.
- (not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.
- (not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
- (not comparable) Not regular or planned.
- Out of the way, secluded.
- Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
- (not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
- (not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
- (not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).
- (sports) On the left.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
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- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- markedly different from the usual; special
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
noun
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- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
- (loosely) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Homosexual.
noun
- offensive term for a homosexual man
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any genderqueer identity.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.
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- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- (social sciences) To reevaluate or reinterpret (a work) with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.
- (slang, LGBTQ, neologism) To make a work more appealing or attractive to LGBT people, such as by not having strict genders for playable characters.
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- a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
- liquor distilled from fermented molasses
- (rare) The card game rummy.
- (inexact) A similar spirit distilled from similar preparations of sugarbeets, sorghum, etc.
- (countable) A kind or brand of rum.
- (uncountable) A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.
- (countable) A serving of rum.
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- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- unusual or striking
- the single one of its kind
- being a single and separate person or thing
- grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
- composed of one member, set, or kind
- Being the only one of the kind; unique.
- Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
- (linear algebra, of matrix) Having no inverse.
- (set theory, of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.
- Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
- (linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
- (chiefly law) Each; individual.
- (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
- Out of the ordinary; curious.
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- A deviation or difference.
- A specific variation of something.
- (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
- (radio, television, theater) Ellipsis of variety performance or variety show (“a type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.”).
- (linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.
- (radio, television, theater) The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.
- (algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).
- (botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
- A collection or number of different things.
- In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
- The quality of being varied; diversity.
- (philately) A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced.
- (biology, loosely) An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
- (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- noticeable heterogeneity
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
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- in a manner differing from the usual or expected
- uniquely or characteristically
- to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
- (degree) Strangely, oddly.
- (evaluative) Such as to be strange or odd.
- (manner) In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
- (degree, of a place or circumstance) Mostly or solely associated with.
- (degree) To greater degree than is usual.
- (manner) In a manner that is greater than usual.
- (act-related) Acting in strange or perverse way.
- Strongly associated with; in a manner that is peculiar or restricted to some person or place.
adj
- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
- lacking continuity or regularity
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
noun
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
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- (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
- (intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
- To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
- go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
- wander from a direct or straight course
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- conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
- in accordance with scientific laws
- forming a right angle
- being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development
- (topology, of a topology or topological space) In which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods.
- (linear algebra, of a matrix) Which commutes with its conjugate transpose.
- (complex analysis, of a family of continuous functions) Which is pre-compact.
- (commutative algebra, of a domain) Integrally closed: equal its own integral closure in its field of fractions.
- (functional analysis, of a Hilbert space operator) Which commutes with its adjoint.
- (probability theory, statistics, of a distribution, random variable, etc.) Which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution.
- (physics, of a mode in an oscillating system) In which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency (a normal mode).
- (rail transport, of points) In the default position, set for the most frequently used route.
- (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution.
- (category theory, of a category) Which contains only normal morphisms.
- (organic chemistry) Describing a straight chain isomer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or an aliphatic compound in which a substituent is in the 1- position of such a hydrocarbon.
- (fandom slang, sarcastic, with “about”) Fervently interested in a subject; obsessed.
- (algebraic geometry, of a variety or scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is an integrally closed domain.
- (category theory, of a morphism) Which is the kernel or cokernel of some morphism, respectively.
- (number theory, of a real number) In whose representation in a given base b ≥ 2, for every positive integer n, the bⁿ possible strings of n digits follow a uniform distribution.
- Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
- (set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.
- (algebra, of a field extension of a field K) Which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K.
- (algebra, of a subgroup) With cosets which form a group.
- (commutative algebra, of a ring) Such that all of its localizations at prime ideals are integrally closed domains.
- (education, of a school) Teaching teachers how to teach; teaching teachers the norms of education.
- According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
- (geometry) Perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or tangent plane of a surface.
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- something regarded as a normative example
- (geometry, countable) A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.
- (medicine, countable) A person who is healthy, normal, as opposed to one who is morbid.
- (slang, countable) A person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.
- (countable, uncountable) The usual state.
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- (transitive) To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
- (transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
- (intransitive) To become normal; to return to a normal state.
- (mathematics, transitive) To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.
- (transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
- (statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
- (rail transport, transitive) To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
- (mathematics, transitive) To constrain a number's absolute value to be 1 at maximum. More generally, to constrain the magnitude of a mathematical quantity to be 1 at maximum.
- become normal or return to its normal state
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
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- The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
- Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
- retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
- an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
- marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
- behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
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- unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values
- a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
- lack of harmony or correspondence
- failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
- (geology) A type of unconformity in which a nonsedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.
- A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
- A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.
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- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- not having a common center; not concentric
- Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
- Having different goals or motives.
- (mycology) Having or being an oospore with a single large oil globule on one side that displaces much of the ooplasm and forces the ooplasts to one side.
- (of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
- Having a different center; not concentric.
- Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
- (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
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- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- a person with an unusual or odd personality
- (engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
- One who does not behave like others.
- (physiology) An exercise that goes against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle.
- (slang) A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.
- (geometry, astronomy) A circle not having the same centre as another.
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- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- made of or resembling flakes
- made of or easily forming flakes
- (informal, of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
- (informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
- Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
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- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- (education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
- (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
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- be at variance with; be out of line with
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- depart for someplace
- wander from a direct or straight course
- go away or leave
- move away from a place into another direction
- (intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
- (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
- (ambitransitive, aviation) To lose control of an aircraft; to "depart" (sense 5) from controlled flight (with the aircraft as the direct object)
- (intransitive) To set out on a journey.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To die.
- (transitive) To go away from; to leave.
- (intransitive) To leave.
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- be at variance with; be out of line with
- move or draw apart
- extend in a different direction
- have no limits as a mathematical series
- (intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
- (intransitive, literally, of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
- (intransitive, literally, of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
- (intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
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- be at variance with; be out of line with
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- be subject to change in accordance with a variable
- make something more diverse and varied
- (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
- (intransitive) To be or act different from the usual.
- (of the members of a group, intransitive) To display differences.
- (transitive, music) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
- (transitive) To change with time or a similar parameter.
- (transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
- (transitive) To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
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- a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- a disorder in one's mental state
- The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
- A partial alienation of reason.
- (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
- (fantasy, roleplaying games) Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting.
- (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
- (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
- (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
- (optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
- A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
- (electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
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- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- the act of departing
- euphemistic expressions for death
- (navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
- (law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
- (euphemistic) A death.
- (surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
- The act of departing or something that has departed.
- A deviation from a plan or procedure.
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- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- deviate behavior
- the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
- A departure from the correct way of acting.
- (metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
- (statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
- (contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
- (Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
- The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
- A detour in a road or railway.
- (aviation) A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
- The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
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- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- a significant change
- a disagreement or argument about something important
- the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
- the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
- (logic circuits) A Boolean operation which is true when the two input variables are different but is otherwise false; the XOR operation ( scriptstyle A◌̅B+◌̅AB).
- (countable) The result of a subtraction; sometimes the absolute value of this result.
- (countable) A characteristic of something that makes it different from something else.
- (relational algebra) The set of elements that are in one set but not another ( scriptstyle A◌̅B).
- (countable) A disagreement or argument.
- (heraldry) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish two people's bearings which would otherwise be the same. See augmentation and cadency.
- (countable, uncountable) Significant change in or effect on a situation or state.
- (logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.
- (uncountable) The quality of being different.
noun
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- an infinite series that has no limit
- the act of moving away in different direction from a common point
- The process in which two or more populations accumulate genetic changes (mutations) through time.
- The state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
- (calculus) The operator which maps a function F=(F₁, ... Fₙ) from a n-dimensional vector space to itself to the function ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂F_i)/(∂x_i).
noun
- A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
- deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
- (sciences) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
- (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.
- (biology) A defect or malformation.
- a person who is unusual
- (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
noun
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- the quality of being subject to variation
- an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
- an event that departs from expectations
- the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
- discord that splits a group
- (physics, chemistry, biology) The number of degrees of freedom in a system.
- A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
- (law) A discrepancy between two legal documents.
- (computing, programming) Covariance and contravariance generally.
- (law) A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.
- The state of differing or being in conflict.
- The act of varying or the state of being variable.
- An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.
- (statistics) The second central moment in probability; the square of the standard deviation.
noun
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
- the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
- an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- the process of varying or being varied
- (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
- something a little different from others of the same type
- an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
- (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
- the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
- a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
- (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
- (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
- (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
- A related but distinct thing.
- (linguistics) The situation where two or more linguistic forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, the choice of form being determined by factors of dialect, sociolect, register or simply the speaker's preference.
noun
- A deviation or difference.
- A specific variation of something.
- (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
- (radio, television, theater) Ellipsis of variety performance or variety show (“a type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.”).
- (linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.
- (radio, television, theater) The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.
- (algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).
- (botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.
- A collection or number of different things.
- In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
- The quality of being varied; diversity.
- (philately) A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced.
- (biology, loosely) An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a strain or cultivar.
- (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
- a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- noticeable heterogeneity
- a difference that is usually pleasant
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
- a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
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verb
- (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
- (intransitive) To act in a disorderly and irregular way.
- To move along slowly so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
- go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way
- wander from a direct or straight course
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noun
- Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
- a variable quantity that is random
- an event that departs from expectations
- something a little different from others of the same type
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
- (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
- (programming) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
noun
- The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
- Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.
- retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
- an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
- marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
- behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
noun
- unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values
- a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs
- lack of harmony or correspondence
- failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
- (geology) A type of unconformity in which a nonsedimentary rock intrudes in sedimentary layers.
- A refusal to conform to the doctrine, discipline, or practice of a state religion, especially refusal by other Protestants to conform to the doctrine or discipline of the Church of England; the principles or practice of nonconformists; nonconformists as a class.
- A rejection of, or failure to conform to, a practice, standard, rule, or law.
noun
- a state or condition markedly different from the norm
- an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
- a disorder in one's mental state
- The act of wandering; deviation from truth, moral rectitude; abnormal; divergence from the straight, correct, proper, normal, or from the natural state.
- A partial alienation of reason.
- (zoology, botany) Atypical development or structure; deviation from the normal type; an aberrant organ.
- (fantasy, roleplaying games) Any creature with supernatural powers not found in the organized classes of beings in a given setting.
- (astronomy, by extension) The tendency of light rays to preferentially strike the leading face of a moving object (the effect underlying the above phenomenon).
- (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer.
- (medicine) A deviation of a tissue, organ or mental functions from what is considered to be within the normal range.
- (optics) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus; a defect in a focusing mechanism that prevents the intended focal point.
- A mental disorder, especially one of a minor or temporary character.
- (electronics) A defect in an image produced by an optical or electrostatic lens system.
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- (transitive) To consider normal, to treat as standard in the face of older norms.
- (transitive) To make normal, to bring into alignment with an established standard.
- (intransitive) To become normal; to return to a normal state.
- (mathematics, transitive) To divide a vector by its magnitude to produce a unit vector.
- (transitive) To format in a standardized manner, to make consistent.
- (rail transport, intransitive, of points) To return to the normal position from the reverse position.
- (metallurgy, transitive) To anneal (steel) for the purpose of decreasing brittleness and increasing ductility.
- (statistics, transitive) To reduce the variations by excluding irrelevant aspects.
- (rail transport, transitive) To return a set of points (switches) to the normal position.
- (computing, databases, transitive) To subject to normalization; to eliminate redundancy in (a model for storing data).
- (mathematics, transitive) To constrain a number's absolute value to be 1 at maximum. More generally, to constrain the magnitude of a mathematical quantity to be 1 at maximum.
- become normal or return to its normal state
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
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verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
- turn aside; turn away from
- (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- (transitive) To cause to diverge.
- (intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
noun
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- remove oneself from an association with or participation in
- depart for someplace
- wander from a direct or straight course
- go away or leave
- move away from a place into another direction
- (intransitive) To deviate (from), be different (from), fail to conform.
- (intransitive, figurative) To disappear, vanish; to cease to exist.
- (ambitransitive, aviation) To lose control of an aircraft; to "depart" (sense 5) from controlled flight (with the aircraft as the direct object)
- (intransitive) To set out on a journey.
- (intransitive, euphemistic) To die.
- (transitive) To go away from; to leave.
- (intransitive) To leave.
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- move or draw apart
- extend in a different direction
- have no limits as a mathematical series
- (intransitive, mathematics, of a sequence, series, or function) Not to converge: to have no limit, or no finite limit.
- (intransitive, literally, of a line or path) To separate, to tend into a different direction (from another line or path).
- (intransitive, literally, of lines or paths) To run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
- (intransitive, figuratively, of an interest, opinion, or anything else) To become different, to separate (from another line or path).
- (intransitive, figuratively, of interests, opinions, or anything else) To become different; to run apart; to separate; to tend into different directions.
noun
verb
- be at variance with; be out of line with
- become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
- be subject to change in accordance with a variable
- make something more diverse and varied
- (intransitive) Not to remain constant: to change with time or a similar parameter.
- (intransitive) To be or act different from the usual.
- (of the members of a group, intransitive) To display differences.
- (transitive, music) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See variation.
- (transitive) To change with time or a similar parameter.
- (transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate.
- (transitive) To institute a change in, from a current state; to modify.
adv
- in a manner differing from the usual or expected
- uniquely or characteristically
- to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
- (degree) Strangely, oddly.
- (evaluative) Such as to be strange or odd.
- (manner) In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
- (degree, of a place or circumstance) Mostly or solely associated with.
- (degree) To greater degree than is usual.
- (manner) In a manner that is greater than usual.
- (act-related) Acting in strange or perverse way.
- Strongly associated with; in a manner that is peculiar or restricted to some person or place.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- arousing or provoking laughter
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
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- Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
- a variable quantity that is random
- an event that departs from expectations
- something a little different from others of the same type
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
- (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
- (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
- (programming) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
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- be at variance with; be out of line with
- cause to turn away from a previous or expected course
- turn aside; turn away from
- (intransitive) To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- (transitive) To cause to diverge.
- (intransitive, figurative) To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
noun
adj
- Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm
- Of or pertaining to that which is irregular, in particular, behaviour that deviates from norms of social propriety or accepted standards of mental health.
- much greater than the normal
- departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development
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- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
- Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
- (LGBTQ) Clipping of bi-curious.
- (inorganic chemistry, rare) Containing or pertaining to trivalent curium.
- Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying.
- Caused by curiosity.
- (in combination) Interested in entering a romantic or sexual relationship with a specified group.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- experiencing odd bodily sensations
- not as expected
- arousing or provoking laughter
- (UK, Ireland, informal) Showing unexpected resentment.
- Amusing; humorous; comical.
- (Jamaica, offensive, derogatory) Homosexual; gay.
- Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
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noun
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
- of the remaining member of a pair
- not divisible by two
- not used up
- not easily explained
- an indefinite quantity more than that specified
- (not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
- (not comparable) Numbered with an odd number.
- (not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.
- (not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
- (not comparable) Not regular or planned.
- Out of the way, secluded.
- Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
- (not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
- (not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
- (not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).
- (sports) On the left.
- (mathematics, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
noun
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- markedly different from the usual; special
- characteristic of one only; distinctive or special
- unique or specific to a person or thing or category
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
noun
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
- (loosely) Pertaining to sexual or gender behaviour or identity which does not conform to conventional heterosexual or cisgender norms, assumptions etc.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Homosexual.
noun
- offensive term for a homosexual man
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any non-heterosexual sexuality or sexual identity.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person of any genderqueer identity.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A person who is or appears homosexual, or who has homosexual qualities.
verb
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- (social sciences) To reevaluate or reinterpret (a work) with an eye to sexual orientation and/or to gender, as by applying queer theory.
- (slang, LGBTQ, neologism) To make a work more appealing or attractive to LGBT people, such as by not having strict genders for playable characters.
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- a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
- liquor distilled from fermented molasses
- (rare) The card game rummy.
- (inexact) A similar spirit distilled from similar preparations of sugarbeets, sorghum, etc.
- (countable) A kind or brand of rum.
- (uncountable) A spirit distilled from various preparations of sugarcane, particularly fermented cane sugar and molasses.
- (countable) A serving of rum.
adj
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
- unusual or striking
- the single one of its kind
- being a single and separate person or thing
- grammatical number category referring to a single item or unit
- composed of one member, set, or kind
- Being the only one of the kind; unique.
- Being only one of a larger population; single, individual.
- (linear algebra, of matrix) Having no inverse.
- (set theory, of a cardinal number) Not equal to its own cofinality.
- Distinguished by superiority: peerless, unmatched, eminent, exceptional, extraordinary.
- (linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
- (chiefly law) Each; individual.
- (grammar) Referring to only one thing or person.
- Out of the ordinary; curious.
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- Nonstandard; not conforming to rules or expectations.
- deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal
- Rough (of a surface).
- (grammar, of a word) Not following the regular or expected patterns of inflection in a given language.
- (geometry, of a polygon) Not regular; having sides that are not equal or angles that are not equal.
- Without symmetry, regularity, or uniformity.
- (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are not all regular polygons (or are not equally inclined to each other).
- lacking continuity or regularity
- contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
- not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals
- (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical
- (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces
- independent in behavior or thought
- (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement
- failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection
noun
- One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
- a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
- merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name
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- conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
- in accordance with scientific laws
- forming a right angle
- being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development
- (topology, of a topology or topological space) In which disjoint closed sets can be separated by disjoint neighborhoods.
- (linear algebra, of a matrix) Which commutes with its conjugate transpose.
- (complex analysis, of a family of continuous functions) Which is pre-compact.
- (commutative algebra, of a domain) Integrally closed: equal its own integral closure in its field of fractions.
- (functional analysis, of a Hilbert space operator) Which commutes with its adjoint.
- (probability theory, statistics, of a distribution, random variable, etc.) Which has a very specific bell curve shape; that is or has the qualities of a normal distribution.
- (physics, of a mode in an oscillating system) In which all parts of an object vibrate at the same frequency (a normal mode).
- (rail transport, of points) In the default position, set for the most frequently used route.
- (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being a solution containing one equivalent weight of solute per litre of solution.
- (category theory, of a category) Which contains only normal morphisms.
- (organic chemistry) Describing a straight chain isomer of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, or an aliphatic compound in which a substituent is in the 1- position of such a hydrocarbon.
- (fandom slang, sarcastic, with “about”) Fervently interested in a subject; obsessed.
- (algebraic geometry, of a variety or scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is an integrally closed domain.
- (category theory, of a morphism) Which is the kernel or cokernel of some morphism, respectively.
- (number theory, of a real number) In whose representation in a given base b ≥ 2, for every positive integer n, the bⁿ possible strings of n digits follow a uniform distribution.
- Usual, healthy; not sick or ill or unlike oneself.
- (set theory, of a function from the ordinals to the ordinals) Which is strictly monotonically increasing and continuous with respect to the order topology.
- (algebra, of a field extension of a field K) Which is the splitting field of a family of polynomials in K.
- (algebra, of a subgroup) With cosets which form a group.
- (commutative algebra, of a ring) Such that all of its localizations at prime ideals are integrally closed domains.
- (education, of a school) Teaching teachers how to teach; teaching teachers the norms of education.
- According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
- (geometry) Perpendicular to a tangent of a curve or tangent plane of a surface.
noun
- something regarded as a normative example
- (geometry, countable) A line or vector that is perpendicular to another line, surface, or plane.
- (medicine, countable) A person who is healthy, normal, as opposed to one who is morbid.
- (slang, countable) A person who is normal, who fits into mainstream society, as opposed to those who live alternative lifestyles.
- (countable, uncountable) The usual state.
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- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- not having a common center; not concentric
- Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
- Having different goals or motives.
- (mycology) Having or being an oospore with a single large oil globule on one side that displaces much of the ooplasm and forces the ooplasts to one side.
- (of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
- Having a different center; not concentric.
- Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
- (physiology, of a motion) Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
noun
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- a person with an unusual or odd personality
- (engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
- One who does not behave like others.
- (physiology) An exercise that goes against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle.
- (slang) A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.
- (geometry, astronomy) A circle not having the same centre as another.
adj
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
- made of or resembling flakes
- made of or easily forming flakes
- (informal, of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
- (informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
- Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
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- Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare.
- (education, of a student) Requiring special schooling for reasons of intellectual giftedness or physical or mental disability.
- (geometry) Corresponding to something of lower dimension under a birational correspondence.
- Better than the average; superior due to exception or rarity.
- surpassing what is common or usual or expected
- far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
- deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence