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deviation

/ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/

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What does deviation mean?

noun

  1. The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
  2. A departure from the correct way of acting.
  3. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. A detour in a road or railway.
  2. A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
  3. 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.
  4. The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
  5. For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
  6. The signed difference between a value and its reference value.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/

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“The fair to-day seems a large one,” she said when, by natural deviation, their eyes sought the busy scene without.
Thomas HardyThe Mayor of CasterbridgeProject Gutenberg ebook #143
By a monstrosity I presume is meant some considerable deviation of structure, generally injurious, or not useful to the species.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
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“Very well, then, Barbicane,” said Michel, “do you wish to know my opinion on the subject of finding out this deviation?”
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
Gunner D likewise observes whether there is any deviation to right or left of the target and corrects in a similar manner.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
This is an introspective deviation of a serious kind, for the connoisseur in emotions rarely is happy and usually is most deeply miserable.
Abraham MyersonThe Foundations of PersonalityProject Gutenberg ebook #1575