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deviation

/ deviation /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
deviate behavior
Type of:
abnormality irregularity
Derived:
deviate vary diverge depart
noun Sense 2
the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
Type of:
erroneousness error
Derived:
deviate vary diverge depart
noun Sense 3
the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
Type of:
statistic
Kinds of:
outlier mean deviation mean deviation from the mean
Derived:
deviate vary diverge depart
Domain:
statistics
noun Sense 4
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
"the deviation from the mean"
Type of:
variation fluctuation
Kinds of:
discrepancy variance variant driftage inflection
Derived:
distinguish mark differentiate separate secern
noun Sense 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"
Type of:
turn turning
Kinds of:
red herring
Derived:
digress stray divagate wander deflect
Semantic Complexity
70%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
1
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abnormality irregularity erroneousness error statistic outlier mean deviation mean deviation from the mean variation fluctuation discrepancy variance