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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDeviation
/ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.
"The deviation from the original plan caused delays in the project." - 2
A difference or variation from a norm or expected value.
"In statistics, a deviation indicates how much a data point differs from the mean."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'deviation' originates from the Latin 'deviatio', which is derived from 'deviate', meaning to turn aside. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to encompass various contexts, including mathematics, statistics, and general usage to denote a departure from a standard or norm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deviation" is said worldwide
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Déviation
Transliteration: deh-vya-syon
"La déviation par rapport à la norme est préoccupante."
Abweichung
Transliteration: ab-vai-hung
"Die Abweichung von den Erwartungen war signifikant."
Deviazione
Transliteration: deh-vya-tsyo-ne
"La deviazione dalla norma è stata notata."
Desviación
Transliteration: des-vya-syon
"La desviación del promedio es significativa."
Desvio
Transliteration: des-vee-o
"O desvio em relação à média foi notado."
विचलन
Transliteration: vichalan
"मानक से विचलन चिंता का विषय है।"
偏差
Transliteration: piānchā
"偏差与预期值的差异很大。"
편차
Transliteration: pyeoncha
"기대값과의 편차가 크게 나타났다."
偏差
Transliteration: hensha
"期待値との偏差が大きかった。"
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