deviation

English Thesaurus

1. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	turn, turning,
definition	:	the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (noun.act)

hyponym	:	red herring,
definition	:	any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue (noun.act)

2. deviate behavior (noun.act)

hypernym	:	abnormality, irregularity,
definition	:	behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality (noun.act)

3. the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	erroneousness, error,
definition	:	inadvertent incorrectness (noun.attribute)

4. the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	statistic,
definition	:	a datum that can be represented numerically (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	outlier,
definition	:	an extreme deviation from the mean (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	mean deviation, mean deviation from the mean,
definition	:	the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of deviations from the mean of a distribution (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	statistics,
definition	:	a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters (noun.cognition)

5. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm (noun.event)

hypernym	:	fluctuation, variation,
definition	:	an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change (noun.event)

hyponym	:	discrepancy, variance, variant,
definition	:	an event that departs from expectations (noun.event)

hyponym	:	driftage,
definition	:	the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting (noun.event)

hyponym	:	flection, flexion, inflection,
definition	:	deviation from a straight or normal course (noun.event)

6. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)

derivation	:	diversionist, saboteur, wrecker,
definition	:	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks (noun.person)

derivation	:	digress, divagate, stray, wander,
definition	:	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deflect,
definition	:	turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bend, deflect, turn away,
definition	:	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion)

derivation	:	deviate, divert,
definition	:	turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion)

derivation	:	deviate,
definition	:	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course (verb.motion)

derivation	:	diversionary,
definition	:	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive (adj.all)

7. deviate behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	depart, deviate, diverge, vary,
definition	:	be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)

derivation	:	aberrant, deviant, deviate,
definition	:	markedly different from an accepted norm (adj.all)

8. the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	depart, deviate, diverge, vary, depart, deviate, diverge, vary,
definition	:	be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)

9. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm (noun.event)

derivation	:	differentiate,
definition	:	become distinct and acquire a different character (verb.change)

derivation	:	differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart,
definition	:	mark as different (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	differentiate, distinguish, mark,
definition	:	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	depart, deviate, diverge, vary,
definition	:	be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)

10. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) (noun.act)

derivation	:	diversionist, saboteur, wrecker,
definition	:	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks (noun.person)

derivation	:	digress, divagate, stray, wander,
definition	:	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deflect,
definition	:	turn aside and away from an initial or intended course (verb.motion)

derivation	:	bend, deflect, turn away,
definition	:	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest (verb.motion)

derivation	:	deviate, divert,
definition	:	turn aside; turn away from (verb.motion)

derivation	:	deviate,
definition	:	cause to turn away from a previous or expected course (verb.motion)

derivation	:	diversionary,
definition	:	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive (adj.all)

11. deviate behavior (noun.act)

derivation	:	depart, deviate, diverge, vary,
definition	:	be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)

derivation	:	aberrant, deviant, deviate,
definition	:	markedly different from an accepted norm (adj.all)

12. the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	depart, deviate, diverge, vary, depart, deviate, diverge, vary,
definition	:	be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)

13. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm (noun.event)

derivation	:	differentiate,
definition	:	become distinct and acquire a different character (verb.change)

derivation	:	differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart,
definition	:	mark as different (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	differentiate, distinguish, mark,
definition	:	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	depart, deviate, diverge, vary,
definition	:	be at variance with; be out of line with (verb.stative)

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