Figure 1. Box plot of data from the MichelsonâMorley experiment displaying four outliers in the middle column, as well as one outlier in the first column. In statistics, an outlier is an observation point that is distant from other observations. An outlier may be due to variability in the measurement or it may indicate experimental error; the latter are sometimes excluded from the data set. Outliers can occur by chance in any distribution, but they often indicate either measurement error or that the population has a heavy-tailed distribution.
(dÅs) n. 1. a. A specified quantity of a therapeutic agent, such as medicine, prescribed to be taken at one time or at stated intervals. b. The amount of radiation administered as therapy to a given site.
The definition of a regimen is a system of eating and exercising for improving your health. An example of a regimen is a daily practice of doing 100 jumping jacks each morning before you go on a three mile run. regimen. regimen.