anomali

Anomali is a term used in several languages to denote deviations from expected patterns. In Italian and Indonesian, the word is used to refer to what in English is called an anomaly, a data point, observation, or event that does not conform to a norm or pattern. The concept appears across scientific, statistical, and technical contexts.

In statistics and data analysis, anomalies are observations that diverge from the typical behavior of a dataset. They may indicate errors in data collection, rare or unexpected events, or the presence of a novel phenomenon. Anomaly detection is the field that develops methods to identify these unusual instances, using approaches based on statistics, machine learning, or rule-based criteria. In science, anomalies can prompt new hypotheses or revisions to models when observed data do not match predictions.

Anomali is also the name of a cybersecurity company that provides threat intelligence and security analytics platforms. These tools are designed to help organizations detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats by integrating data from multiple sources, including indicators of compromise and threat feeds, to support security operations and threat hunting.

Etymology-wise, the word derives from Greek anomalia, meaning irregularity, through Latin and into many modern languages. The term broadly conveys the idea of something that deviates from an established pattern or expectation.