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deviation - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" |
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divergence,
departure,
difference |
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fluctuation,
variation the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
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discrepancy,
variance,
variant a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
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driftage the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting
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flection,
flexion,
inflection act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
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deviation - the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function |
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statistic a datum that can be represented numerically
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statistics a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
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outlier an extreme deviation from the mean
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mean deviation,
mean deviation from the mean the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution
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deviation - deviate behavior |
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deviance |
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abnormality,
irregularity behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
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deviation - the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances |
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erroneousness,
error inadvertent incorrectness
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