deviation

• Sustantivo que denota la acción o el caso de apartarse de un estándar, norma, curso o comportamiento esperado; también puede referirse a una diferencia o desviación respecto a un valor o línea de referencia.

A noun referring to the act or instance of departing from an established standard, norm, course, or expected behavior.

1. Departure from standardB2formal

   The act of moving away from what is normal, expected, or accepted.

   Desviación de la norma

   • Any deviation from the safety protocol is strictly prohibited.
   • The experiment showed a significant deviation from the predicted results.
   • There was a slight deviation in the flight path due to weather.

   Sinónimosaberrationanomalydeparturedigressiondivergencefluctuationinconsistencynonconformityvariance

   Antónimosadherencecomplianceconformityconventionnormality

2. Statistical differenceC1formalscientific

   The amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value, such as the mean.

   desviación estadística

   • The standard deviation of the data set was calculated to be 2.5.
   • A large deviation indicates high variability in the sample.
   • The results showed a deviation of 10% from the average.

   Sinónimosdifferencediscrepancyerrorresidualvariation

3. Change in directionB2formal

   A turning aside from a course or path.

   Desviación (cambio de dirección)

   • The driver made a sudden deviation to avoid the obstacle.
   • The river's deviation created a new channel.
   • The path had a slight deviation around the old tree.

   Sinónimosdeflectiondeparturedetourdigressiondivergenceswerveturnveering

   Antónimosadherencealignmentconformance