For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
A detour to one side of the originally-planned flightpath (for instance, to avoid weather); the act of making such a detour.
A detour in a road or railway.
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road.
The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
A departure from the correct way of acting.
The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
A discrepancy between two legal documents.
A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.
An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.
The act of varying or the state of being variable.
The state of differing or being in conflict.
The number of degrees of freedom in a system.
Covariance and contravariance generally.
The second central moment in probability.