In our general usage of instances of ordinary language, we use the word anomaly to indicate a irregularity or abnormality that happens suddenly in what is habitual and then, because it is something out of the ordinary, it will awaken the attention of the observers causing enormous surprise.
That which is abnormal and irregular
We usually apply this sense of the word to events but also to people's behavior.
Thus, for example, we can talk about the anomaly that the mail service presents when a correspondence is not received that, judging by the time, should have already reached its destination; or, failing that, of the anomaly in the way of proceeding of someone we know and that is evidenced by displaying unusual behavior in his person.
We will say that it is anomalous that which in its operation or appearance is not normal or ordinary, it is rare, unusual, and for example, it is usually attributed a negative consideration for this situation if it is not normal.
It can be applied to all kinds of things and to people, while when it is attributed to an object such as a device, this anomaly will cause it to not work properly and that it has to be repaired or directly disposed of because it no longer works.
Astronomy: distance from the sun, from a planet to its aphelion
On the other hand, and at the request of the astronomy the anomaly designates that angular distance, observed from the center of the sun, that exists from the concrete or middle place of a planet to its aphelion.
Lack of observance of the norms of a society
Meanwhile, in the social sphere Anomaly is the name given to those irregularities that exist in most communities or societies and that will be determined by those people who do not respect or follow the rules and regulations in force, which are what make the society in question function properly.
There are individuals who, due to certain circumstances that make up their upbringing or social context, do not respect the rules, on the contrary, they constantly contravene them, and this of course will generate an absence of harmony in social coexistence.
When someone violates a norm, they must be punished according to the law in order to make them understand their mistake, and also to prevent others from repeating this behavior.
Physics: symmetry
Also in the field of physical we find a reference for anomaly, which designates a classical symmetry.
Biology: malformation observed by a living being
And in biology, the word anomaly is used to refer to that malformation or alteration, whether biological, acquired, or congenital, suffered by an individual.
One of the most recurrent congenital anomalies among people is Down syndrome and it is caused by an alteration in the number of chromosomes, there is an extra chromosome, or a part of it (chromosomes contain the structure of DNA).
The cells that make up the human body have 46 chromosomes distributed in 23 pairs, one of these pairs will determine the gender of the person, and the other 22 will be numbered from 1 to 22 in relation to decreasing size; individuals with down syndrome have three chromosomes in pair 21 instead of the usual two.
The effects that this has on the person are variable, but the presence of a certain type of intellectual disability and maturation as a first consequence is a reality of all.
It should be noted that the word anomaly is used as a synonym for other concepts and vice versa, such as: irregularity, abnormality, rarity, deviation ....
Although the word as we have already pointed out has mostly a negative connotation, in almost all the areas that it is used, there is one, art, in which a positive consideration is attributed, because in these what is not normal and is rare It is usually seen as a trend, an innovation, an avant-garde, obviously when it comes to something creative, which arouses interest and attention in the public and new currents emerge from it.
