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deviation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deviation \De`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. deviatio: cf F. d['e]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way variation from the common way from an established rule etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. 2. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deviation n 1: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" [syn: {divergence}, {departure}, {difference}] 2: the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function 3: the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances 4: deviate behavior [syn: {deviance}] 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" [syn: {diversion}, {digression}, {deflection}, {deflexion}]
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