Anomaly vs. Enigma — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Anomaly and Enigma
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Anomaly
Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
Enigma
One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
Anomaly
One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify
"Both men are anomalies.
Enigma
A perplexing speech or text; a riddle.
Anomaly
(Astronomy) The angular deviation, as observed from the sun, of a planet from its perihelion.
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Enigma
Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
Anomaly
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
Enigma
A riddle, or a difficult problem.
Anomaly
Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
He is an anomaly among his friends in that he's the only one who's unmarried.
Enigma
Riddles and puzzles, collectively.
Anomaly
(science) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
She disregarded some of the anomalies in the experiment, putting them down to miscalculation.
Enigma
Mysteriousness; obscurity; lack of clarity.
Anomaly
(astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
Enigma
A style of literature characterized by obscurity and hints of transcendental meaning.
Anomaly
(biology) A defect or malformation.
Enigma
A protein with three LIM domains (a conserved cysteine- and histidine-rich structure of two adjacent zinc fingers) at the C terminus that regulates protein phosphorylation.
Anomaly
(quantum physics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
Enigma
The Talaud kingfisher, Todiramphus enigma.
Anomaly
(dated) An irregularity or disproportion.
Enigma
A species of grasshopper, Oedaleonotus enigma.
Anomaly
Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything anomalous.
We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the various anomalies and contending principles that are found in the minds and affairs of men.
As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly.
Enigma
A rare species of moth, Heliothis enigma.
Anomaly
The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion, as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The mean anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's angular motion were uniform.
Enigma
A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed.
A custom was among the ancients of proposing an enigma at festivals.
Anomaly
Any deviation from the essential characteristics of a specific type.
Enigma
An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.
Anomaly
Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule
Enigma
Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained;
How it got out is a mystery
It remains one of nature's secrets
Anomaly
A person who is unusual
Enigma
A difficult problem
Anomaly
(astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
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