deviation (noun)
1deviation — ► NOUN 1) the action or an act of deviating. 2) Statistics the amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value …
2deviation — I noun aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, alteration, anomalousness, anomaly, antipathy, antithesis, branching off, breach of practice, change of direction, change of position, contrast, dedinatio, defiance of custom, departure,… …
3deviation — noun 1 (C, U) a noticeable difference from what is expected or acceptable (+ from): deviation from the norm 2 (C) technical a difference between a number or measurement in a set and the average of all the numbers or measurements in that set see… …
4deviation ratio — noun The ratio of maximum permitted frequency deviation, 963; to the maximum permitted modulating frequency, fi …
5deviation from rectitude — I noun abuse, bad faith, bad repute, blame, corruption, crime, disgrace, dishonor, guilt, malfeasance, misconduct, misdoing, misfeasance, misprision II index abuse (corrupt practice), attaint, bad faith, bad repute …
6deviation — 1640s, noun of action from DEVIATE (Cf. deviate). Statistical sense is from 1858 …
7deviation — noun the slightest deviation could prove disastrous Syn: divergence, digression, departure; difference, variation, variance; aberration, abnormality, irregularity, anomaly, inconsistency, discrepancy …
8deviation from the center of impact — noun see deviation …
9deviation — noun Date: 15th century an act or instance of deviating: as a. deflection of the needle of a compass caused by local magnetic influences (as in a ship) b. the difference between a value in a frequency distribution and a fixed number (as the mean) …
10deviation — noun 1》 the action of deviating. 2》 Statistics the amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value such as the mean. 3》 the deflection of a compass needle caused by a local magnetic field, especially on a ship or aircraft.… …
