DEVIATION

/diviˈeɪʃən/ Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: D2E1V4I1A1T1I1O1N1 = 13

Definition

  1. noun a variation that deviates from the standard or norm. — synonyms: divergence, departure, difference
  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. — synonyms: deviance
  5. noun a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern). — synonyms: diversion, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation

Examples

  • “the deviation from the mean”
  • “a diversion from the main highway”
  • “a digression into irrelevant details”

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