deviation

• A variation that deviates from the standard or norm (synset 107380889)
  hypernym: fluctuation, variation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
  hyponym:

  • 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
  synonym: departure, difference, divergence
• 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 parameters
  hypernym: statistic - a datum that can be represented numerically
  hyponym:

  • 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
• The error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (synset 104810025)
  hypernym: erroneousness, error - inadvertent incorrectness
• Deviate behavior (synset 100738697)
  hypernym: abnormality, irregularity - behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
  synonym: deviance
• A turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (synset 100351206)
  hypernym: turn, turning - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
  hyponym: red herring - any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue
  synonym: deflection, deflexion, digression, divagation, diversion

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