deviation

• Nom désignant l'action ou le fait de s'écarter d'une norme, d'un standard, d'un parcours ou d'un comportement attendu, ou le résultat de cet écart.

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.

   Écart par rapport à la norme

   • 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.

   Synonymesaberrationanomalydeparturedigressiondivergencefluctuationinconsistencynonconformityvariance

   Antonymesadherencecomplianceconformityconventionnormality

2. Statistical differenceC1formalscientific

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

   Écart statistique

   • 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.

   Synonymesdifferencediscrepancyerrorresidualvariation

3. Change in directionB2formal

   A turning aside from a course or path.

   Déviation d'un parcours

   • 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.

   Synonymesdeflectiondeparturedetourdigressiondivergenceswerveturnveering

   Antonymesadherencealignmentconformance