The meaning of Deviation

noun

A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

Usage examples:

They described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration

noun

An abnormal feature, characteristic, or occurrence.

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Babies with congenital abnormalities

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Something abnormal, usually in the body

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Genetic/congenital abnormalities, an increasing number of tests are available for detecting foetal …

noun

The action or process of altering or being altered.

Usage examples:

Careful alteration of old buildings

noun

Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

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There are a number of anomalies in the present system

noun

Something that is unusual enough to be noticeable or seem strange

Usage examples:

The government does computer checks of tax returns to find anomalies that might indicate fraud.

noun

The action or process of deflecting or being deflected.

Usage examples:

The deflection of the light beam

noun

A change of direction after hitting something

Usage examples:

The second goal was from a deflection off the liverpool defender., his shot took a deflection and s…

noun

The action of leaving, especially to start a journey.

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The day of departure

noun

The act of leaving a place, job, etc., or an occasion when this happens

Usage examples:

[ u ] departure is scheduled for 2 p.m., [ c ] our departure was delayed because of bad weather., […

noun

The act of leaving a company or a job

Usage examples:

The current finance director will retire, but she has set no date for her departure., a sudden/surp…

noun

A point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.

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The differences between men and women

verb

Alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

noun

The way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same

Usage examples:

[ c ] we try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong., [ c ] we’d like better seat…

noun

A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing.

Usage examples:

Let's return to the main topic after that brief digression

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The action of moving away from the main subject you are writing or talking about and writing or talking about something else

Usage examples:

Talking about money now would be a digression from the main purpose of this meeting., the book cont…

noun

The process or state of diverging.

Usage examples:

The divergence between primates and other groups

noun

A situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases

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A divergence of opinion, the figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlemen…

noun

An irregular rising and falling in number or amount; a variation.

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Fluctuations in the yearly values could be caused by a variety of factors

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A situation in which prices, levels or interest rates go up and down

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Tv channel executives called the drop in viewing figures "a short-term fluctuation"., price/market/…

noun

The fact or state of being inconsistent.

Usage examples:

The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour

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A situation in which two things do not match and are opposed

Usage examples:

[ c ] there appear to be inconsistencies in her alibi.

noun

The state or quality of being irregular.

Usage examples:

There is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale

noun

Something that is not according to usual rules or what is expected, and often not acceptable

Usage examples:

The company discovered accounting irregularities going back three to four years.

verb

Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

Usage examples:

Dog owners are urged not to allow their dogs to stray

adjective

Not in the right place; separated from the group or target.

Usage examples:

He pushed a few stray hairs from her face

adjective

(of a physical quantity) arising as a consequence of the laws of physics, but unwanted and usually having a detrimental effect on the operation of equipment.

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Stray capacitance

noun

The fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.

Usage examples:

Her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling

noun

A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits.

Usage examples:

Regional variations in house prices

noun

Change in quality, amount, or level

Usage examples:

[ u ] the variation in the price during the past month is startling., [ c ] her movies are all vari…

noun

A change in the amount or level of something

Usage examples:

Unemployment rates for individual counties are not adjusted for seasonal variations., variation in …

verb

Change direction suddenly.

Usage examples:

An oil tanker that had veered off course

verb

Slacken or let out (a rope or cable) in a controlled way.

noun

A sudden change of direction.

Usage examples:

In particular, sword wants to discover what triggers the insects' specific movements - a sudden vee…