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In this chapter, you will learn about anomalies in general, the categories of anomalies, and anomaly detection. You will also learn why anomaly detection is important and how anomalies can be detected and the use case for such a mechanism.

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Alla, S., Adari, S.K. (2019). What Is Anomaly Detection?. In: Beginning Anomaly Detection Using Python-Based Deep Learning. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5177-5_1

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