Deviation

What do we mean by deviation?

The act of deviating or turning aside. noun

An instance of this. noun

Divergence from an accepted idea, policy, or norm of behavior. noun

An instance of this; an abnormality or departure from a norm. noun

Deflection of a compass needle caused by local magnetic influence, especially on a ship. noun

The difference, especially the absolute difference, between one number in a set of data and the mean of that set of data. noun

If the law of error be stated by the equation , more conveniently written , then is called by Pearson the standard deviation. The square root of the average of the squared departures from the mean in both directions is a measure of variability called the standard deviation. noun

The act of deviating; a turning aside from the way or course. noun

Departure from a certain standard or from a rule of conduct, an original plan, etc.; variation; specifically, obliquity of conduct. noun

In com., the voluntary departure of a ship without necessity, or without reasonable cause, from the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured. noun

In astronomy, the oscillatory motion of a plane; especially, in the Ptolemaic system, the oscillation of the plane of the orbit of a planet, which was supposed to account for certain inequalities in the latitude. noun

The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty. noun

The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense. noun

The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility. noun

The difference between an expected value of an observation or measurement and the actual value. noun

That deviation from a strictly vertical line of descent which occurs in a body falling freely, in consequence of the rotation of the earth. noun

The angle which the needle of a ship's compass makes with the magnetic meridian by reason of the magnetism of the iron parts of the ship. noun

The difference between the actual direction of a plumb line and the direction it would have if the earth were a perfect ellipsoid and homogeneous, -- caused by the attraction of a mountain, or irregularities in the earth's density. noun

The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road

A departure from the correct way of acting

The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.

(contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.

(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.

For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.

The signed difference between a value and its reference value.

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