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   deviation

   /ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard: "deviation from a norm"
   • 2. the amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value such as the mean: "a significant deviation from the average value"
   • 3. the deflection of a ship's compass needle caused by iron in the ship.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via French from medieval Latin deviatio(n-), from Latin deviare (see deviate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. deviationism noun
   • 2. deviationist noun
   • 3. deviational adjective

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • V

     4

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

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   • N

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