deviation
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or roadThe act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
» Let's have a look at the standard deviation.
Schauen wir uns die Standardabweichung an!
Розгляньмо стандартне відхилення.
Подивімося на стандартне відхилення.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
Abweichung, Abweichen
отклоне́ниеotklonénije
відхи́ленняvidxýlennja
(countable, uncountable)A departure from the correct way of acting.
(countable, uncountable)The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
mankind’s deviation from divine will
Übertretung, Verfehlung, Sünde
отклоне́ниеotklonénije
відхи́ленняvidxýlennja
(countable, uncountable)A detour in a road or railway.
Umleitung
(countable, uncountable)A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, uncountable)The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
Abweichung
(countable, uncountable)For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
(countable, uncountable)The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
Examples
6 sentencesLet's have a look at the standard deviation.
Розгляньмо стандартне відхилення.
deSchauen wir uns die Standardabweichung an!
No deviation from the regulations will be tolerated.
deKeinerlei Abweichung von den Vorschriften wird geduldet werden.
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
deOhne Abweichung von der Norm ist Fortschritt nicht möglich.
Next, try to confirm the deviation with an oscilloscope.
deVersuchen Sie zunächst, die Abweichung mit einem Oszilloskop zu bestätigen.
This deviation from the safety protocol was so blatant that she fired him immediately.
deSo krass war diese Abweichung vom Sicherheitsprotokoll, dass sie ihn sofort entlassen hat.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French deviation, from Medieval Latin deviatio. Morphologically deviate + -ionFrom Middle French deviation, from Medieval Latin deviatio. Morphologically deviate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: deviations| Singular | deviation |
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| Plural | deviations |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- deviate behavior:deviance
- a variation that deviates from the standard or norm:divergencedeparturedifference
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern):diversiondigressiondeflectiondeflexiondivagation
Word family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable