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deviation

/ˌdiːviˈeɪʃən/  ·  say it: dee·vee·AY·shun

a departure from a standard

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In more detail

1. (noun) the act of departing from an expected or usual course, or the amount of difference from a standard

2. (noun) in statistics, the difference between a value and the average of all values

Examples

• 1. Any deviation from the original plan would require special approval.
• 2. The deviation from the mean was calculated for each data point.

Nearby in Nuance & Precision

discrepancy, disparity, variance, anomaly, aberration, norm