Tuesday, 10 August 2010

Anomalous

"The climate of Hudson Bay is anomalously cold in comparison with other regions at similar latitudes because of the presence of seasonally varying ice cover (Rouse, 1991)." Gagnon and Gough, 2005a

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Anomalous
Function: adjective
Entomology: Late Latin anomalus, from Greek anōmalos, literally, uneven, from a- + homalos even, from homos same

  1. : inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular, unusual
  2. a : of uncertain nature or classification
    • b : marked by incongruity or contradiction : paradoxical
anom·a·lous·ly adverb
anom·a·lous·ness noun



            Of my anomalous nature, there is a contradiction because it is expected that I deviate from the expected. Therefore, if I deviate from the norm, which I believe is beneficial for my character, and if I, as I do, enjoy both of the dichotomous pairs that have been penned against each other in society, such as art and science, sensing and intuition, thinking and feeling, judgement and perception, then I am free to accept the label of anomalous. But if you expect me to be anomalous, as KI perceptions intend, thus classifying me and creating a norm for that classification, then am I no longer anomalous?

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