aberrant

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   departing from an accepted standard or normal type

   The scientists noted the cell's aberrant behavior.

Simplified etymology

Aberrant comes ultimately from Latin errare, “to stray or wander” and, by extension, “to make a mistake.” Recorded in English from the mid-16th century, it literally describes something wandering away from the correct path.

From Latin aberrāns, present participle of aberrāre ('to wander away, go astray'), from ab- ('away') + errāre ('to wander, stray').

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