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• In astronomy,an astronomical object whose shape or behavior varies considerably from the archetype is called an <br /> irregular.This applies to irregular galaxy,irregular variable,asteroid,crater,orbit,planet,moon or natural satellite. <br /> • In language,it is applied to a word that do not follow the most common rules of the language,such as irregular <br /> verb,plural or spelling. <br /> • In business,law,politics,science and related fields,an irregular procedure,typically called an irregularity,is an <br /> action that does not completely follow the agreed standards,though it does not violate them.By itself,a single <br /> irregularity is of little consequence,but when many irregularities occur together,they may be signs of hidden fraud, <br /> misconduct or malfeasance.See creative accounting and 2004 U.S.presidential election controversy and <br /> irregularities for examples. <br /> • In manufacturing,an irregular is a product that does not meet the accepted levels of quality,but still available for <br /> sale,typically in secondary markets at a lower price. <br /> • In military terms,an irregular is a soldier who is not part of the official regular army,or does not follow regular <br /> army tactics.See irregular military. <br /> • In medicine,anything that does not follow the expected healthy pattern may be called irregular,such as irregular <br /> heartbeat or irregular menstrual cycle. <br /> • In mathematics,something that falls below the definition of the perfect archetype may be called irregular,such as <br /> irregular prime,polygon or polyhedron.The irregularity is an invariant of algebraic surfaces. <br /> • In chess,and opening that is little used and less studied is called an irregular chess opening. <br /> See also <br /> • Anomaly <br /> • Baker Street Irregulars <br /> • Irregular Webcomic! <br /> • This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.If an internal link referred you to this page, <br /> you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. <br /> This entry is from Wikipedia,the leading user-contributed encyclopedia.It may not have been reviewed by professional <br /> editors(see full disclaimer) <br /> Donate to Wikimedia <br />