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deviation - Dictionary definition and meaning for deviation
DEVIATION
(noun) 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"
synonyms : deflection , deflexion , digression , divagation , diversion(noun) deviate behavior
synonyms : deviance(noun) the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
(noun) the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
(noun) a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
"the deviation from the mean"
synonyms : departure , difference , divergence
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