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Outlier Pronunciation
Outlier is pronounced OWT-ly-er, IPA /ˈaʊtlaɪɝ/.
OWT-ly-er
US /ˈaʊtlaɪɝ/ · UK /ˈaʊtˌlaɪə/
Syllables: OWT · ly · er (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A person or value that sits far away from all the others in a group.
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Outlier in a Sentence
- One outlier in the data pulled the whole average upward.
- Among her classmates she was an outlier, finishing the course in a year.
- We removed two outliers before plotting the results.
Common Mispronunciations of Outlier
Not OWT-leer
The middle of this word holds the verb lie, so the second beat rhymes with my and not with me.
Not owt-LY-er
Compounds built on out keep their weight on out, as outlet and outcome also do.
Tip: Three beats, OWT-ly-er, and the ow is the vowel of cow.
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