Learner’s Word of the Day =>Deviation

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deviation   

 

Function: noun

Plural: deviations

Meanings:
1 : an action, behavior, or condition that is different from what is usual or expected
Examples:
[count]<There have been slight deviationsin the satellite's orbit.>
<Having juice instead of coffee was adeviation from his usual routine.>
[noncount] <The pattern’s deviation from the norm is significant.>
<The book discusses sexual deviation[=deviance] in serial killers.>
 

2 [count] technical : the difference between the average of a group of numbers and a particular number in that group

   

 

Function: noun

Plural: deviations

Meanings:
1 : an action, behavior, or condition that is different from what is usual or expected
Examples:
[count]<There have been slight deviationsin the satellite's orbit.>
<Having juice instead of coffee was adeviation from his usual routine.>
[noncount] <The pattern’s deviation from the norm is significant.>
<The book discusses sexual deviation[=deviance] in serial killers.>

2 [count] technical : the difference between the average of a group of numbers and a particular number in that group