anomaly

Definitions

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

An inconsistency or irregularity in a system or set of data.

Examples

The sudden drop in temperature was a strange anomaly that baffled the local meteorologists.

Scientists are investigating the data anomaly to determine if it was caused by a technical error or a new discovery.

Synonyms

aberration irregularity deviation abnormality outlier inconsistency peculiarity

Antonyms

normality regularity standard conformity consistency uniformity typicality