Definition of Deviance
Deviance
de·vi·ance
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(noun)
the state or quality of departing or deviating from what is normal, standard, or accepted in some way, especially in one's social or sexual habits, or behavior that is characterized by such deviation;
e.g. I am interested in the deviance of the experiment's results from what we expected. Doctors see his deviance as a sign of a medical condition.
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