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What is the difference between abnormality and anomaly?

abnormality | anomaly | Synonyms |

Anomaly is a synonym of abnormality.



As nouns the difference between abnormality and anomaly

is that abnormality is the state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity while anomaly is a deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.

abnormality

English

Alternative forms

* abnormalcy * abnormalism * abnormity

Noun

  • The state or quality of being abnormal; variation; irregularity.
  • Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature.

    • Antonyms

    * normality

    References

    anomaly

    English

    (wikipedia anomaly)

    Noun

    (anomalies)
  • A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 43
    • This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.
  • Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
    • He is an anomaly among his friends.
  • (science) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
  • (astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
  • (biology) A defect or malformation.
  • (quantum physics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
  • (dated) An irregularity or disproportion.

    • Synonyms

    * (deviation from the norm) abnormality, deviance, deviation, exception, inconsistency, irregularity, phenomenon

    Derived terms

    () * anomaloscope * anomalous * eccentric anomaly * flyby anomaly * mean anomaly * true anomaly

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