This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.
The angular distance between the position of a planet and its last perihelion, or between that of a satellite and its last perigee Also, an unexpected response of a spacecraft (See satellite anomaly)
Any departure from the norm which may indicate the presence of mineralization in the underlying bedrock In geophysics and geochemistry, an area where the property being measured is significantly higher or lower than the larger, surrounding area
Any departure from the norm which may indicate the presence of minerals in the underlying bedrock In geophysics and geochemistry, an area where the property being measured is significantly higher or lower than the larger, surrounding area
As applied to astronomy, the anomaly is the angle made at any time by the radius vector of a planet or moon with its line of apsides, the angle being reckoned from perihelion or perigee in the direction of the body's motion It is called the true anomaly when referred to the actual position of the body, and mean anomaly when referred to a fictitious body moving with a uniform angular velocity equal to the average velocity of the real body and passing perihelion or perigee at the same time
Any condition that departs from the expected This expectation can come from documentation (e g requirements specifications, design documents, user documents) or from perceptions or experiences An anomaly is not necessarily a problem in the software, but a deviation from the expected, so that errors, defects, faults, and failures are considered anomalies [SRV] (see also failure, fault, software)
in orbital motion, one of the angles which gauges the motion of a planet or satellite around its orbit, increasing by 360o every revolution The true anomaly f equals the polar angle f in polar coordinates with origin at the center of the motion (e g Sun or Earth) The mean anomaly is a related angle which increases in direct proportion to the time elapsed (the true anomaly does not--the motion is faster near the center) The eccentric anomaly is an auxiliary angle used in relating true anomaly (which is observed) and mean anomaly (which is calculated)
Difference between a given quantity or observation and its average value This is the same as departure from average For example, if the average rainfall for June is 5 inches and this year, there is 100 inches of rainfall in June, then the anomaly is +95 inches
The deviation of a measurable unit, (e g , temperature or precipitation) in a given region over a specified period from the long-term average, often the thirty year mean, for the same region
An irregular or unusual event which does not fit a standard rule or law An anomaly is something which cannot be explained by currently accepted scientific theories Anything weird, abnormal, strange, odd, or difficult to classify is considered an anomaly
n 1 Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule 2 One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify 3 Astronomy The angular deviation, as observed from the sun, of a planet from its perihelion
The difference from normal or average Example: The average September to December rainfall for Entebbe over the period 1961 to 1990 was 490mm In 1961, the rainfall during this season was 1000mm, which is a positive anomaly of 510mm In 1985, only 202mm fell during the season, which is a negative anomaly of 288mm
(astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) a person who is unusual deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected. The British public's wariness of opera is an anomaly in Europe. = oddity. anomalies something that is noticeable because it is different from what is usual