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Anomaly synonyms
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peculiarity
The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
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  1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
  2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
  3. A notable or distinctive feature or characteristic.
aberration
A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
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  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. (Optics) The failure of light rays from one point to converge at a single focus
  3. (Astron.) A small, periodic apparent change in the observed position of a celestial object, caused by the constantly changing position of the earth and the finite speed of the object's light
exception
An objection or a criticism:
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  1. An objection or a criticism:
  2. One that is excepted, especially a case that does not conform to a rule or generalization.
  3. A case to which a rule, general principle, etc. does not apply
oddity
The state or quality of being odd; queerness; peculiarity; strangeness
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  1. The state or quality of being odd; queerness; peculiarity; strangeness
  2. One that is odd.
  3. An odd person or thing
aberrancy
The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. [Mid 17th cenntury.]
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  1. The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. [Mid 17th cenntury.]
  2. (Geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.
aberration
The apparent displacement of the position of a celestial body in the direction of motion of an observer on Earth, caused by the motion of Earth and the finite velocity of light.
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  1. The apparent displacement of the position of a celestial body in the direction of motion of an observer on Earth, caused by the motion of Earth and the finite velocity of light.
  2. A defect in a lens or mirror that prevents light rays from being focused at a single point and results in a distorted or blurred image. &diamf3; Aberration that results in distortion of color is called chromatic aberration. &diamf3; Aberration that is caused by imperfections in the surface or shape of a spherical mirror or lens is called spherical aberration.
  3. A deviation from the normal or the typical
abnormality
An abnormal thing; malformation
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  1. An abnormal thing; malformation
  2. Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  3. The condition of not being normal.
deviance
A person or thing that differs from the expected.
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  1. A person or thing that differs from the expected.
  2. (Sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs
deviancy
The state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous
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  1. The state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous
deviation
Deflection of a compass needle caused by local magnetic influence, especially on a ship.
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  1. Deflection of a compass needle caused by local magnetic influence, especially on a ship.
  2. The deflection of a magnetic compass needle due to magnetic influences; specif., on a ship, such deflection caused by the ship's own magnetic properties
  3. (Statistics) The difference, especially the absolute difference, between one number in a set of data and the mean of that set of data.
irregularity
Constipation.
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  1. Constipation.
  2. The quality or state of being irregular.
  3. Something irregular:
unnaturalness
The state of being unnatural.
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  1. The state of being unnatural.
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  • There's an anomaly in your blood test, but you're physically healthy, Dr. Williams said with a warm smile at odds with the cold sterility of the room.

  • They can only detect or fail to detect anomaly.

  • We have seen that the last vestiges of the monstrous anomaly of modern colonial slavery are disappearing from all civilized states and their foreign possessions.

  • It is also intended to remove the anomaly of people doing similar jobs being paid different amounts.

  • As we have said all along it is about rectifying an anomaly.

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