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deviate
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deviate
v.
turn aside; depart from, diverge; digress
n.
someone or something that deviates from the norm
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Deviation
Deviation may refer to:
Mathematics and engineering
- Allowance (engineering), an engineering and machining allowance is a planned deviation between an actual dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension, or between an intermediate-stage dimension and an intended final dimension.
- Deviation (statistics), the difference between the value of an observation and the mean of the population in mathematics and statistics
- Standard deviation, which is based on the square of the difference
- Absolute deviation, where the absolute value of the difference is used
- Relative standard deviation, in probability theory and statistics is the absolute value of the coefficient of variation
- Deviation of a local ring in mathematics
- Deviation of a poset in mathematics
- Frequency deviation, the maximum allowed "distance" in FM radio from the nominal frequency a station broadcasts at
- Magnetic deviation, the error induced in compasses by local magnetic fields
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deviate
Noun
1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
(synonym) pervert, deviant, degenerate
(hypernym) reprobate, miscreant
(hyponym) fetishist
(derivation) vary, diverge, depart
Verb
1. be at variance with; be out of line with
(synonym) vary, diverge, depart
(antonym) conform
(hypernym) differ
(hyponym) aberrate
(derivation) pervert, deviant, degenerate
2. turn aside; turn away from
(synonym) divert
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) yaw
(derivation) diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
3. cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
(hypernym) divert
(hyponym) perturb
(derivation) diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
4. turn aside
(synonym) deflect
(hypernym) turn
(derivation) diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
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deviare
v.
deviate, sheer, deflect, shunt, slant, divert; stray, baffle
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