deviation

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Synonyms: devitation, devotion, dedication, depiction, decimation, divination, derivation, obviation, mediation, aviation, depilation

Antonyms: devitation, devotion, dedication, depiction, decimation, divination, derivation, obviation, mediation, aviation, depilation

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Noun

1. The act of [[deviate|deviating]]; [[wandering]] off the correct or true path or road.
2. A departure from the [[correct]] way of acting.
3. The state or result of having [[deviate]]d; a [[transgression]]; an act of [[sin]]; an [[error]]; an [[offense]].
4. A [[detour]] in a [[road]] or [[railway]].
5. {{lb|en|aviation}} A [[detour]] to one side of the originally-planned [[flightpath]] (for instance, to avoid [[weather]]); the act of making such a detour.
6. {{lb|en|contract law}} The [[voluntary]] and [[unnecessary]] departure of a [[ship]] from, or delay in, the [[regular]] and [[usual]] course of the specific voyage [[insure]]d, thus releasing the [[underwriters]] from their [[responsibility]].
7. {{lb|en|Absolute Deviation}} The shortest distance between the center of the [[target]] and the point where a [[projectile]] hits or [[bursts]].
8. {{lb|en|statistics}} For [[interval variable]]s and [[ratio variable]]s, a measure of difference between the observed value and the [[mean]].
9. {{lb|en|metrology}} The signed difference between a value and its [[reference]] value.

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