deviation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French deviation, from Medieval Latin deviatio. Morphologically deviate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdiː.viˈeɪʃən/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌdiviˈeɪʃən/ (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌdiː.viˈæɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === deviation (countable and uncountable, plural deviations) The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road. A departure from the correct way of acting. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense. A detour in a road or railway. (aviation) A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour. (contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility. (Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts. (statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean. (metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value. ==== Usage notes ==== Most of the detour-related senses of deviation carry an implication of error or wrongdoing; however, the aviation sense does not. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== deviance deviate deviant ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === antivideo == Danish == === Noun === deviation c (singular definite deviationen, plural indefinite deviationer) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “deviation” in Den Danske Ordbog