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deviation

noun

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

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Word length
9
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
EV
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

diviˈeɪʃən

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noun

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

    “a diversion from the main highway”

noun

  1. deviate behavior

noun

  1. the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

noun

  1. the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

noun

  1. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

    “the deviation from the mean”

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Example Sentences

a diversion from the main highway
a digression into irrelevant details
a deflection from his goal
the deviation from the mean

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