Deviation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Deviation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deviation n a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" Synonym(s): deviation, divergence, departure, difference the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances deviate behavior Synonym(s): deviation, deviance a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" Synonym(s): diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deviation \De`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F. d[82]viation.] 1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. 2. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.