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de·vi·a·tion  (dv-shn)

n.

1. The act of deviating or turning aside.

2. An abnormality; a departure: "Vice was a deviation from our nature" (Henry Fielding).

3. Deviant behavior or attitudes.

4. Divergence from an accepted political policy or party line.

5. Deflection of a compass needle caused by local magnetic influence, especially on a ship.

6. Statistics The difference, especially the absolute difference, between one number in a set and the mean of the set.

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devi·ation·ism n.

devi·ation·ist adj. & n.

Synonyms: deviation, aberration, divergence
These nouns mean a departure from what is prescribed or expected: tolerates no deviation from the rules; regretted the aberrations of my adolescence; the divergence of two cultures.

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deviation  (dv-shn)

The difference between one number in a set and the mean of the set.

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1. The distance by which a point of impact or burst misses the target. See also circular error probable; delivery error; dispersion error; horizontal error.
2. The angular difference between magnetic and compass headings.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deviation - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" departure, difference, divergence variation, fluctuation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change variance, variant, discrepancy - an event that departs from expectations driftage - the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting flection, flexion, inflection - deviation from a straight or normal course
	2.	deviation - the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters statistic - a datum that can be represented numerically outlier - an extreme deviation from the mean mean deviation, mean deviation from the mean - the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution
	3.	deviation - the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances erroneousness, error - inadvertent incorrectness
	4.	deviation - deviate behavior deviance irregularity, abnormality - behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
	5.	deviation - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" digression, divagation, diversion, deflexion, deflection turning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" red herring - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue

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deviation

noun departure, change, variation, shift, alteration, discrepancy, inconsistency, disparity, aberration, variance, divergence, fluctuation, irregularity, digression

Translations

deviation [diːvɪˈeɪʃən] n → desviación f

deviation [diːvɪˈeɪʃən] n → déviation f

deviation [diːvɪˈeɪʃən] deviate n → Abweichung f

deviation [diːvɪˈeɪʃən] n → deviazione f