What does "outlier" mean?
Outlier: That which lies, or is, away from the main body.
Additional senses
- 2.(Geol.) A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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