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Defenition of the word deviation

    • Defenition of the word deviation

      • A state or condition markedly different from the norm.
      • the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
      • the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
      • deviate behavior
      • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
      • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

    Synonyms for the word deviation

      • deflection
      • deflexion
      • departure
      • deviance
      • difference
      • digression
      • divergence
      • diversion

    Hyponyms for the word deviation

      • discrepancy
      • driftage
      • flection
      • flexion
      • inflection
      • mean deviation
      • mean deviation from the mean
      • outlier
      • red herring
      • variance
      • variant

    Hypernyms for the word deviation

      • abnormality
      • erroneousness
      • error
      • fluctuation
      • irregularity
      • statistic
      • turn
      • turning
      • variation

    Idioms for the word deviation

      • standard deviation
      • sexual deviation

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