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noun
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A departure from the correct way of acting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A detour in a road or railway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: contract law
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noun
The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: Absolute Deviation
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noun
For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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noun
The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: metrology
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noun
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: diversion, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
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Broader terms: turn, turning
Narrower terms: red herring
noun
deviate behavior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: deviance
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Broader terms: abnormality, irregularity
noun
the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: erroneousness, error
noun
the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: statistic
Narrower terms: outlier, mean deviation, mean deviation from the mean
noun
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: divergence, departure, difference
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: variation, fluctuation
Narrower terms: discrepancy, variance, variant, driftage, inflection, flection, flexion
History
From Middle French deviation, from Medieval Latin deviatio. Morphologically deviate + -ion.
Across languages
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