DEVIATIONS - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

Example: a diversion from the main highway; a digression into irrelevant details; a deflection from his goal

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Example: the deviation from the mean

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

deviate behavior