Deviation
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Deviation may refer to:
- Deviation (statistics)Deviation (statistics)In mathematics and statistics, deviation is a measure of difference for interval and ratio variables between the observed value and the mean. The sign of deviation , reports the direction of that difference...
, the difference between the value of an observation and the mean of the population in mathematics and statistics- Standard deviationStandard deviationStandard deviation is a widely used measure of variability or diversity used in statistics and probability theory. It shows how much variation or "dispersion" there is from the average...
, which is based on the square of the difference - Absolute deviationAbsolute deviationIn statistics, the absolute deviation of an element of a data set is the absolute difference between that element and a given point. Typically the point from which the deviation is measured is a measure of central tendency, most often the median or sometimes the mean of the data set.D_i = |x_i-m|...
, where the absolute value of the difference is used
- Standard deviation
- Frequency deviationFrequency deviationFrequency deviation is used in FM radio to describe the maximum instantaneous difference between an FM modulated frequency and the nominal carrier frequency...
, the maximum allowed "distance" in FM radio from the nominal frequency a station broadcasts at - Magnetic deviationMagnetic deviationMagnetic deviation is the error induced in a compass by local magnetic fields, which must be allowed for, along with magnetic declination, if accurate bearings are to be calculated....
, the error induced in compasses by local magnetic fields - Deviation (law)Deviation (law)The doctrine of deviation, as it pertains to legal contracts, is a departure from a planned contractual course or design. When a plan has been adopted for a building, and in the progress of the work a change is made from the original plan, the change is called a deviation...
is a departure from a contract or a ship's course, thus breaching the contract - DeviationismDeviationismA deviationist is a person who expresses a deviation: an abnormality or departure. In Stalinist Communism deviationism is an expressed belief which is not in accordance with official party doctrine for the time and area. Accusations of deviationism often led to purges...
, an expressed belief which is not in accordance with official party doctrine - Deviation RecordsDeviation RecordsDeviation Records was a download based record label which had featured releases from artists such as UK folk band Legacy, Songwriter Jimmy Dunning and alternative UK band The Earthlings. The label ceased trading at the end of 2007....
, a record label - Deviant behaviorDeviant BehaviorDeviant Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal which focuses on social deviance, including criminal, sexual, and narcotic behaviors.The journal is published by Taylor and Francis, Inc., and was ranked 41st out of 46 psychology journals and 46th out of 90 sociology journals in 2004 by the...
, a behavior that is a recognized violation of social norms - Deviation (Jayne County album), 1995
- Deviation (Béla Fleck album)Deviation (Béla Fleck album)Deviation is an album by American banjoist Béla Fleck, released in 1984. It was recorded with the second classic line-up of the New Grass Revival, consisting of Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, John Cowan and Pat Flynn.- Track listing :...
, 1984 - Deviate (Kill II This album)Deviate (Kill II This album)Deviate is a 1998 album from British Heavy metal band Kill II This.-Track listing:# Soundtrack To Murder# Kill Your Gods# Freedom Of Speech# The Flood# Generation Pain# Funeral Around My Heart# This World# Mourning Sickness# Crucified...
, 1998 - Deviation (film), a 2006 short film