Reading Academic Vocabulary Practice Test

Anomalous describes something that stands out because it doesn’t fit the usual pattern. It’s unusual or deviating from the norm. In data or experiments, an anomalous result draws attention exactly because it breaks the expectation you’d have from the rest of the evidence or the hypothesis. It isn’t simply typical and expected, nor is it necessarily insignificant or something that supports the hypothesis. So the best description is that it’s unusual or deviating from the norm.