deviation

🇺🇸 /ˌdiːviˈeɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdiːviˈeɪʃn/
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noun
R

doing something different from what is normal or expected

The deviation from our usual routine caused some confusion.

R

how much one number differs from the average

The temperature deviation from normal was only 2 degrees.

translation

n. doing something different from what is normal or expected; how much one number differs from the average

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Plural deviations