Definition of Deviation
Deviation
de·vi·a·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the action of deviating or departing from what is accepted or established as the standard, or an instance of such a departure;
e.g. There has been a deviation to her regular routine because of these changes.
(noun)
(mathematics or statistics) the amount by which some number or measurement differs or deviates from a fixed quantity such as the mean;
e.g. If your data has a small deviation, that generally means that it is quite accurate.
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