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aberrant

aber·rant

UK/əˈbɛɹ.ənt/ US/ˈæb.ə.ɹənt/ rare
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

markedly different from an accepted norm

  • “aberrent behavior”
  • “deviant ideas”
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noun

1.

one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

Origin

From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”), from ab (“from”) + errō (“to wander”). See aberr.

Phrases

  • aberrant conduction
  • aberrant salience

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