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deviation
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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.

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.

deviation  (dv-shn)
The difference between one number in a set and the mean of the set.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deviation - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
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
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"
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

deviation

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.
Translations

deviation [diːvɪˈeɪʃən] ndesviación f
deviation [diːvɪˈeɪʃən] ndéviation f
deviation [diːvɪˈeɪʃən] deviate nAbweichung f
deviation [diːvɪˈeɪʃən] ndeviazione f


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