Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deviation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deviation \De`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F.
d['e]viation.]
1. The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation
from the common way, from an established rule, etc.;
departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.
2. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression;
an act of sin; an error; an offense.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deviation
n 1: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the
deviation from the mean" [syn: {divergence}, {departure},
{difference}]
2: the difference between an observed value and the expected
value of a variable or function
3: the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
4: deviate behavior [syn: {deviance}]
5: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern): "a
diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into
irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" [syn: {diversion},
{digression}, {deflection}, {deflexion}]
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