deviation
UK/.di:vi'eiʃәn/US
GREB1
Definitions
n.
The action of departing from an established course, standard, or norm; the amount of such departure
偏离，背离；偏差（量）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedNoun of deviate (de- 'off' + via 'road'): the act or amount of going off the path. Common in statistics as 'standard deviation,' the measure of how far values stray from the average.
Root via still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.standard deviation标准差
- 2.deviation from偏离……
- 3.minor deviation轻微偏差
- 4.slight deviation细微偏差
Example Sentences
- 1.
Any deviation from the safety rules will be reported.
- 2.
The standard deviation tells you how spread out the data is.