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Meaning of OUTLIER

Pronunciation:  'awt`lIur

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an extreme deviation from the mean
  2. [n]  a person who lives away from his place of work
 
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 See Also: deviation, occupant, occupier, resident

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Out"li`er\, n.
1. One who does not live where his office, or business, or
   estate, is. --Bentley.
2. That which lies, or is, away from the main body.
3. (Geol.) A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or
   beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by
   denudation.
 

 

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