Deviation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈuːɪdz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌiːvɪˈeɪʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /dɹˈuːɪdz/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deflection digression divergence deviance diversion departure divagation deflexion difference

Parts of Speech

noun	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm “the deviation from the mean”
noun	the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
noun	the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
noun	deviate behavior
noun	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern) “a diversion from the main highway”

Word Forms

deviate	verb	be at variance with; be out of line with
diverge	verb	be at variance with; be out of line with
depart	verb	be at variance with; be out of line with
differentiate	verb	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
deviant	adjective	markedly different from an accepted norm
deviate	adjective	markedly different from an accepted norm
diversionary	adjective	(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
diversionist	noun	someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
divert	verb	turn aside; turn away from
digress	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
deflect	verb	turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
divagate	verb	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abweichung

eine Variation, die vom Standard oder der Norm abweicht

🇫🇷French

déviation

une variation qui s'écarte de la norme ou de la norme

🇪🇸Spanish

desviación

una variación que se desvía del estándar o norma

🇮🇹Italian

deviazione

una variazione che si discosta dallo standard o dalla norma

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijking

een variatie die afwijkt van de standaard of norm

🇵🇹Portuguese

desvio

uma variação que se desvia do padrão ou norma

🇷🇺Russian

отклонение

вариант, который отклоняется от стандарта или нормы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विचलन

एक भिन्नता जो मानक या मानदंड से विचलित होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্যুতি

একটি প্রকরণ যা মান বা আদর্শ থেকে বিচ্যুত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விலகல்

நிலையான அல்லது விதிமுறையிலிருந்து விலகும் மாறுபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

విచలనం

ప్రమాణం లేదా ప్రమాణం నుండి వైదొలిగే వైవిధ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

विचलन

मानक किंवा सर्वसामान्य प्रमाणापासून विचलित होणारी भिन्नता

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચલન

એક વિવિધતા જે ધોરણ અથવા ધોરણથી વિચલિત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಚಲನ

ಪ್ರಮಾಣಿತ ಅಥವಾ ರೂಢಿಯಿಂದ ವಿಪಥಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യതിയാനം

നിലവാരത്തിൽ നിന്നോ മാനദണ്ഡത്തിൽ നിന്നോ വ്യതിചലിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യതിയാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਟਕਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ ਜੋ ਮਿਆਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਤੋਂ ਭਟਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

انحراف

ایک تغیر جو معیار یا معمول سے ہٹ جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偏差

偏离标准或规范的变化

🇯🇵Japanese

偏差

標準または標準から逸脱した変動

🇰🇷Korean

편차

표준이나 규범에서 벗어난 변형

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lệch lạc

một biến thể đi chệch khỏi tiêu chuẩn hoặc định mức

🇹🇭Thai

ส่วนเบี่ยงเบน

รูปแบบที่เบี่ยงเบนไปจากมาตรฐานหรือบรรทัดฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

deviasi

variasi yang menyimpang dari standar atau norma

🇵🇭Filipino

paglihis

isang baryasyon na lumilihis sa pamantayan o pamantayan

🇲🇾Malay

penyelewengan

variasi yang menyimpang daripada piawai atau norma

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انحراف

الاختلاف الذي ينحرف عن المعيار أو القاعدة

🇮🇷Persian

انحراف

تغییری که از استاندارد یا هنجار منحرف می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sapma

standart veya normdan sapan bir varyasyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲרִיגָה

וריאציה החורגת מהתקן או הנורמה

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