inlier
Surrounded older rock
An inlier is a data point that falls within the expected range or pattern, the opposite of an outlier.
In geology, an inlier is an older rock formation surrounded by younger rocks—the reverse of an outlier, where younger rock sits amid older formations.
After removing the outliers, the remaining inliers showed a clear trend.
Surrounded on all sides
- surroundedBounded on all sides
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- islandedSurrounded, set apart
- ringedEncircled by bands
encompassed · pocketed · insulated · isolated · bounded · circumscribed · engulfed · embedded
Horizontal layer of material
- strataParallel geological layers
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- formationCreation or arrangement
sedimentary · metamorphic · stratigraphy · anticline · syncline · monocline · tectonics · deposition
Preserved ancient object
- vestigeFaint surviving trace
- survivorOne still alive after
- remnantWhat stays after most goes
- isolatedSeparated from others
anomaly · preserved · ancient · exposed · resistant · eroded · surrounded · older
One measured value recorded
- robustStrong and durable
- regressionReturn to former state
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
- datasetOrganized collection of information
deviation · median · cluster · fitted · residual · estimation · sample · distribution
encircled
Surrounded on all sides
- surroundedBounded on all sides
- enclosedSurrounded and sealed within
- islandedSurrounded, set apart
ringed · encompassed · pocketed · insulated · isolated · bounded · circumscribed · engulfed · embedded · nested
stratum
Horizontal layer of material
formation · sedimentary · metamorphic · stratigraphy · anticline · syncline · monocline · tectonics · deposition · erosion
relic
Preserved ancient object
isolated · anomaly · preserved · ancient · exposed · resistant · eroded · surrounded · older · underlying
datapoint
One measured value recorded
- robustStrong and durable
- regressionReturn to former state
- anomalyDeparture from the expected
dataset · deviation · median · cluster · fitted · residual · estimation · sample · distribution · algorithm
inlieroutlier
Distant data point
anomaly · aberration · deviation · exception · abnormality