English-Estonian translations for deviation

Definition of deviation

• The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road
• The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense
• 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
• For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean

Examples

• mankind’s deviation from divine will

Related words

• deviationist
• deviationism
• deviation in exchange rates
• deviation in prices
• deviation of form
• deviation from the subject
• magnetic deviation
• standard deviation
• absolute deviation