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deviation

/ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/noun4 syllables

Deviation means: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern).

Synonyms for deviation9

noun, as in a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

diversion, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation

noun, as in a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

divergence, departure, difference

noun, as in deviate behavior

deviance

What does deviation mean?5

noun

1

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)“a diversion from the main highway”

2

a variation that deviates from the standard or norm“the deviation from the mean”

3

deviate behavior

4

the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

5

the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with deviation?60

two syllables

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All 60 rhymes for deviation, grouped by syllable

Deviation in a sentence

  • Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.Rawrren
  • Next, try to confirm the deviation with an oscilloscope.frpzzd
  • No deviation from the regulations will be tolerated.AlanF_US
  • Let's have a look at the standard deviation.CM
  • This deviation from the safety protocol was so blatant that she fired him immediately.frpzzd
  • Pervasive and pernicious deviations from both fact and logical validity lurked behind a meretricious plausibility.halfb1t

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Forms of deviation

as a noun

plural
deviations