Anomaly vs Idiosyncrasy - What's the difference?
anomaly | idiosyncrasy |
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.
A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
(medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
As nouns the difference between anomaly and idiosyncrasy
is that anomaly is a deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal while idiosyncrasy is a behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.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.
Synonyms
* (deviation from the norm) abnormality, deviance, deviation, exception, inconsistency, irregularity, phenomenonDerived terms
() * anomaloscope * anomalous * eccentric anomaly * flyby anomaly * mean anomaly * true anomalyExternal links
* * *idiosyncrasy
English
(wikipedia idiosyncrasy)Noun
(idiosyncrasies)- He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling.