deviation
dee vee ay shuhn
- n a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
the deviation from the mean - n the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
- n the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
- n deviate behavior
- n a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- There is a domain in which we can measure the unknown, provided the large deviation doesn't play a big role.
- Country is a universe in which even the tiniest deviation from tradition is chewed over obsessively and often spit out.
- Yet we still see little deviation from the trend.