deviation
Word parts
[change]Pronunciation
[change]- (US) IPA (key): /diviˈeɪʃən/
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Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: de‧vi‧a‧tion
Noun
[change]- (countable & uncountable)
A deviation is difference or movement away from a standard.
- They insist that there must be no deviation from that style.
- Any deviations from the contract would have to be agreed by both parties.
- (countable) (statistics) A deviation is the difference between a number and the average of a set of values.