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    Deviation

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm 2 | noun | the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function 3 | noun | the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances 4 | noun | deviate behavior 5 | noun | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (5 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    d, eevee'eyshuhn (IPA: dˌiviˈeɪʃən)

    Hyphenation

    de-vi-a-tion (9 letters | 4 syllables)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    deviations

    Synonyms

    departure | difference | disparity | divergence | deviance | deflection | deflexion | digression | divagation | diversion (total: 10)

    Narrower terms

    discrepancy | driftage | flection | flexion | inflection | variance | variant | mean deviation | mean deviation from the mean | outlier | red herring (total: 11)

    Broader terms

    fluctuation | variation | statistic | erroneousness | error | abnormality | irregularity | turn | turning (total: 9)

    Rhymes

    abbreviation | abdication | aberration | abomination | abrogation | acceleration | acclimation | accommodation | accreditation | accumulation | accusation | acidification | activation | adaptation | adjudication | ... (total: 671) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    deviating | mediation | obviation

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Phrase

    standard deviation

    Translations

    Mandarin Chinese: | 偏離 (noun) Hindi: | विचलन (noun) Arabic: | انحِراف (noun) Spanish: | desviación (norm) | desviación (change) | desviación (divergence) | divergencia (divergence) | diferencia (divergence) French: | déviation (norm) | déviation (change) | déviation (divergence) | écart (divergence) | différence (divergence)

    Other notable uses

    deviation.net | deviation.org | deviation.info | deviation.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    13 (International English) | 13 (North American English)

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