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deviation
Found in thesaurus: variation, fluctuation, statistic, error, erroneousness, irregularity, abnormality, turn, turning
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deviation
n.
act of deviating; aberration, abnormality; divergence
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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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deviation
Noun
1. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
(synonym) divergence, departure, difference
(hypernym) variation, fluctuation
(hyponym) discrepancy, variance, variant
(derivation) deviate, vary, diverge, depart
2. the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
(hypernym) statistic
(hyponym) outlier
(derivation) deviate, vary, diverge, depart
(classification) statistics
3. the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
(hypernym) erroneousness, error
(derivation) deviate, vary, diverge, depart
4. deviate behavior
(synonym) deviance
(hypernym) abnormality, irregularity
(derivation) deviate, vary, diverge, depart
5. 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"
(synonym) diversion, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
(hypernym) turn, turning
(hyponym) red herring
(derivation) deflect, deviate
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Deviation (die)
nf.
deviation, aberration, divergence
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déviation
nf.
deviation, diversion, detour, deflection, divagation, drift, deviousness, curvature; swing
