deviation
Noun
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A variation that deviates from the standard or norm (synset 107380889)
hypernym: fluctuation, variation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of changehyponym:
- discrepancy, variance, variant - an event that departs from expectations
- driftage - the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting
- flection, flexion, inflection - deviation from a straight or normal course
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The difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function (synset 106031640)
domain category: statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parametershypernym: statistic - a datum that can be represented numericallyhyponym:
- outlier - an extreme deviation from the mean
- 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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The error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (synset 104810025)
hypernym: erroneousness, error - inadvertent incorrectness
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Deviate behavior (synset 100738697)
hypernym: abnormality, irregularity - behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or moralitysynonym: deviance
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A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (synset 100351206)
hyponym: red herring - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
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