Noun
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a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
"a diversion from the main highway"
"a digression into irrelevant details"
"a deflection from his goal"
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deviate behavior
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the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
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the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
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a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
"the deviation from the mean"