Aberrant vs Nonconforming - What's the difference?
aberrant | nonconforming | Related terms |
Differing from the norm.
(sometimes, figuratively) Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
(botany, zoology) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.
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A person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.
(biology) A group, individual, or structure that deviates from the usual or natural type, especially with an atypical chromosome number.
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That does not conform, either to the rules of an established church, or to official regulations
Aberrant is a related term of nonconforming.
As adjectives the difference between aberrant and nonconforming
is that aberrant is differing from the norm while nonconforming is that does not conform, either to the rules of an established church, or to official regulations.As a noun aberrant
is a person or object that deviates from the rest of a group.aberrant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have been the number of connecting forms which, on my theory, have been exterminated.
