Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
Deviation from the norm is not tolerated. [+ from]
To abstain from meat was a serious deviation.
Synonyms: departure, change, variation, shift More Synonyms of deviation
2. variable noun
In statistics, deviation is the difference between the value of one number in a series of numbers and the average value of all the numbers in the series.
A 10 to 15 percent deviation is considered acceptable.
deviation in British English
(ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən)
noun
1.
an act or result of deviating
2. statistics
the difference between an observed value in a series of such values and their arithmetic mean
3.
the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
deviation in American English
(ˌdiviˈeɪʃən)
noun
the act or an instance of deviating
; specif.,
a.
sharp divergence from normal behavior
b.
divergence from the official ideology or policies of a political party, esp. a Communist party
c.
the deflection of a magnetic compass needle due to magnetic influences; specif., on a ship, such deflection caused by the ship's own magnetic properties
d. Statistics
the amount by which a number differs from an average or other comparable value
see also mean deviation, standard deviation
Word origin
ME deviacion < LL deviatio
Examples of 'deviation' in a sentence
deviation
This deviation from the norm caused a dip in attendance.
Christianity Today (2000)
The crosses show the combination of standard deviation and expected return for each risky asset.
Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995)
It has a higher beta and a higher standard deviation of return.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
We introduced a formula that allows you to derive the up and down moves consistent with a given standard deviation of asset returns.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Control has to be essentially by "exception": only significant deviation from the norm triggers the control.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
Each cross in Figure 1 shows the standard deviation and expected return for each risky asset.
Mishkin, Frederic S. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995)
Now you can see why in Chapter 7 we discussed the calculation of expected return and standard deviation.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
In other languages
deviation
British English: deviation NOUN
Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
Deviation from the norm is not tolerated.
American English: deviation
Brazilian Portuguese: desvio
Chinese: 偏离
European Spanish: desviación
French: déviation
German: Abweichung
Italian: deviazione
Japanese: 逸脱
Korean: 탈선
European Portuguese: desvio
Latin American Spanish: desviación
All related terms of 'deviation'
mean deviation
the difference between an observed value of a variable and its mean
average deviation
the difference between an observed value of a variable and its mean
standard deviation
a measure of dispersion obtained by extracting the square root of the mean of the squared deviations of the observed values from their mean in a frequency distribution
angle of deviation
the angle between the direction of the refracted ray and the direction of the incident ray when a ray of light passes from one medium to another
mean deviation from the mean
the difference between an observed value of a variable and its mean
magnetic declination
the angle that a compass needle makes with the direction of the geographical north pole at any given point on the earth's surface
mean deviation from the median
the difference between an observed value of a variable and its mean
(noun)
a clear example of deviation from the norm
Synonyms
departure
This album is a considerable departure from her previous work.
change
It makes a nice change to see you in a good mood for once.
variation
Every day without variation my grandfather ate a plate of ham.
shift
a shift in policy
alteration
Her jacket and skirt were still awaiting alteration.
discrepancy
the discrepancy between press and radio reports
inconsistency
the alleged inconsistencies in her evidence
disparity
aberration
The incident was not just an aberration, not just a single incident.
variance
the variances in the stock price
divergence
There's substantial divergence of opinion in the party.
fluctuation
Don't worry about tiny fluctuations in your weight.
irregularity
charges arising from alleged financial irregularities
digression
the text is full of digressions
Additional synonyms
in the sense of aberration
Definition
a sudden change from what is normal, accurate, or correct
The incident was not just an aberration, not just a single incident.
Synonyms
anomaly,
exception,
defect,
abnormality,
inconsistency,
deviation,
quirk,
peculiarity,
divergence,
departure,
irregularity,
incongruity,
aberrancy
in the sense of alteration
Definition
a change or modification
Her jacket and skirt were still awaiting alteration.
Synonyms
adjustment,
change,
amendment,
variation,
conversion,
transformation,
adaptation,
difference,
revision,
modification,
remodelling,
reformation,
diversification,
makeover,
metamorphosis,
variance,
reshaping,
transmutation
in the sense of change
Definition
variety or novelty
It makes a nice change to see you in a good mood for once.