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deviationist
de·vi·a·tion D0179200 (dē′vē-ā′shən)n.1. a. The act of deviating or turning aside.b. An instance of this: "We made so many deviations up and down lanes ... that I was quite tired, and very glad, when we saw Yarmouth" (Charles Dickens).2. a. Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior: "Freud, as the leader of a powerful new movement, could not bear much deviation from his own central ideas" (Joseph Epstein).b. An instance of this; an abnormality or departure from a norm: "Vice was a deviation from our nature" (Henry Fielding).3. Deflection of a compass needle caused by local magnetic influence, especially on a ship.4. Statistics The difference, especially the absolute difference, between one number in a set of data and the mean of that set of data.
de′vi·a′tion·ism n.de′vi·a′tion·ist adj. & n.Synonyms: deviation, aberration, divergence
These nouns mean a departure from what is prescribed or expected: tolerates no deviation from the rules; an act that represented an aberration from his usual behavior; a doctrine seen as a divergence from previous beliefs.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | deviationist - an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism)defector, deserter - a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) |
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