Deviant vs Anomaly - What's the difference?
deviant | anomaly |
Of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.
* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 43
Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
(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.
As nouns the difference between deviant and anomaly
is that deviant is a person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior while anomaly is a deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.As an adjective deviant
is of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.deviant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.
Noun
(en noun)- He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.
- As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant .
See also
(defiant)References
* Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996. ----anomaly
English
(wikipedia anomaly)Noun
(anomalies)- 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.
- He is an anomaly among his friends.
