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Noun deviation has 5 senses
- deviation, divergence, departure, difference - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
--1 is a kind of variation, fluctuation
--1 has particulars:
- deviation - the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
--2 is a kind of statistic
--2 has particulars: outlier; mean deviation, mean deviation from the mean
- deviation - the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
--3 is a kind of erroneousness, error
- deviation, deviance - deviate behavior
--4 is a kind of abnormality, irregularity
- diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation - 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"
--5 is a kind of turn, turning
--5 has particulars: red herring
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