The Subspace Outlier Problem.

Updated May 5, 2026

Short answer

Anomalies that are only visible when looking at specific feature combinations[cite: 1].

Deep explanation

A person's age (15) and occupation (CEO) are normal individually but anomalous when paired[cite: 1].

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