Meaning and example
deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
The passage used "anomaly" to mean deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule.
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 1.791 places anomaly in the common range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 96.8% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
- Known by
- 96.8%
lacking brightness or color; dull
- Known by
- 96.8%
unable to move or resist motion
- Known by
- 96.8%
mixed feelings or emotions
- Known by
- 96.9%
inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
- Known by
- 96.9%
the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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