deviation
/ˌdiːvɪˈeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1
- the action of diverging from an established course or accepted standard（对既定路线或公认标准的）背离, 偏离：
deviation from a norm
背离标准
sexual deviation
性行为异常
count noun deviations from Standard English.对标准英语的偏离。
2
- Statistics the amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value such as the mean【统计】离差。
3
- the deflection of a ship's compass needle caused by iron in the ship（船上的铁引起的）磁罗盘偏差。
派生词
deviationism
noundeviationist
noun词源
late Middle English: via French from medieval Latin deviatio（n-）， from Latin deviare （see DEVIATE）.