deviation

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin dēviātiōn- (stem of dēviātiō), equivalent to Late Latin dēviāt(us) (see deviate) + -iōn- -ion

Related forms

de·vi·a·to·ry

[dee-vee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , de·vi·a·tive, adjective

non·de·vi·a·tion, noun

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deviation (ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən)

—n
1.	an act or result of deviating
2.	statistics the difference between an observed value in a series of such values and their arithmetic mean
3.	the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

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Word Origin & History

deviation

1640s, noun of action from L. deviare (see deviant). Statistical sense is from 1858.

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Medical Dictionary

deviation de·vi·a·tion (dē'vē-ā'shən)
n.

A turning away or aside from a normal course.
An abnormality.
Deviant behavior or attitudes.
The difference, especially the absolute difference, between one number in a set and the mean of the set.

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Science Dictionary

deviation

(dē'vē-ā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The difference between one number in a set and the mean of the set.

Example sentences

Each small deviation from the plan ripples through the rest of the spreadsheet.

It does so without complaints, questions or erroneous deviation from the text.

But the opera featured one major deviation from the form.

In fact, these writers seem to have two distinct kinds of intellectual deviation in view, the second more serious than the first.

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"The trouble with writing a book about yourself is that you can't fool around. If you write about someone else, you can stretch the truth from here to Finland. If you write about yourself the slightest deviation makes you realize instantly that there may be honor among thieves, but you are just a dirty liar."

-Groucho Marx