Noun Definition

deviation

1.Definition: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Related Noun(s):deflection, deflexion, digression, divagation, diversion

Category: General

2.Definition: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

"The deviation from the mean"

Related Noun(s):departure, difference, divergence

Category: General

3.Definition: deviate behavior

Related Noun(s):deviance

Category: General

4.Definition: the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

Category: General

5.Definition: the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

Category: General