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Definition of: outlier
(out′lī′ər) noun
1. One whose residence is not in the same place as his office or business.
2. One who or that which is beyond or excluded from the main body.
3. A person who camps or lies out in the forest, prairie, or other deserted place.
4. Geol. An exposed mass of rock surrounded by older rock strata which have been worn away: opposed to inlier.
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