Deviation may refer to:

Mathematics and engineering

Allowance (engineering) In engineering and machining, an allowance is a planned deviation between an exact dimension and a Real versus nominal value, nominal or theoretical dimension, or between an intermediate-stage dimension and an intended final dimension. The unifyin ...

, an engineering and machining allowance is a planned deviation between an actual dimension and a nominal or theoretical dimension, or between an intermediate-stage dimension and an intended final dimension. *

Deviation (statistics) In mathematics and statistics, deviation serves as a measure to quantify the disparity between an observed value of a variable and another designated value, frequently the mean of that variable. Deviations with respect to the sample mean and the ...

, the difference between the value of an observation and the mean of the population in mathematics and statistics **

Standard deviation In statistics, the standard deviation is a measure of the amount of variation of the values of a variable about its Expected value, mean. A low standard Deviation (statistics), deviation indicates that the values tend to be close to the mean ( ...

, which is based on the square of the difference **

Absolute deviation In mathematics and statistics, deviation serves as a measure to quantify the disparity between an observed value of a variable and another designated value, frequently the mean of that variable. Deviations with respect to the sample mean and th ...

, where the absolute value of the difference is used ** Relative standard deviation, in probability theory and statistics is the absolute value of the

coefficient of variation In probability theory and statistics, the coefficient of variation (CV), also known as normalized root-mean-square deviation (NRMSD), percent RMS, and relative standard deviation (RSD), is a standardized measure of dispersion of a probability ...

* Deviation of a local ring in mathematics *

Deviation of a poset In order theory, order-theoretic mathematics, the deviation of a poset is an ordinal number measuring the complexity of a poset. A poset is also known as a partially ordered set. The deviation of a poset is used to define the Krull dimension of a M ...

in mathematics *

Frequency deviation Frequency deviation (f_) is used in FM radio to describe the difference between the minimum or maximum extent of a frequency modulated signal, and the nominal center or carrier frequency. The term is sometimes mistakenly used as synonymous with fre ...

, the maximum allowed "distance" in FM radio from the nominal frequency a station broadcasts at *

Magnetic deviation Magnetic 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. (More loosely, "magnetic deviation" is used by some to mean ...

, the error induced in compasses by local magnetic fields

Albums

* ''Deviation'' (Jayne County album), 1995 * ''Deviation'' (Béla Fleck album), 1984 * ''Deviate'' (album), a 1998 album by Kill II This * ''Devi/ation'', a volume of ''

The Early Years 1965–1972 ''The Early Years 1965–1972'' is a box set that compiles the early work of the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 11 November 2016. It was released by Pink Floyd Records with distribution held by Warner Music for the UK and Europe and ...

'' by Pink Floyd

Other uses

Bid‘ah In Islam and sharia (Islamic law), ( , ) refers to innovation in religious matters. Linguistically, as an Arabic word, the term can be defined more broadly, as "innovation, novelty, heretical doctrine, heresy". It is the subject of many hadit ...

, Islamic term for innovations and deviations acts or groups from orthodox Islamic law (Sharia). *

Deviance (sociology) Deviance or the sociology of deviance explores the actions or behaviors that violate social norms across formally enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of social norms (e.g., rejecting folkways and mores). Although deviance ...

, a behavior that is a recognized violation of social norms *

Deviation (1971 film) ''Deviation'' is a 1971 Swedish exploitation thriller film written and directed by José Ramón Larraz and starring Karl Lanchbury, Lisbet Lundquist, Malcolm Terris and Sibyla Grey. The plot follows a young couple in the English countryside who, ...

, a horror film * ''Deviation'' (2006 film), a short film * ''Deviation'', a 2012 British thriller film starring

Danny Dyer Danial John Dyer (born 24 July 1977) is an English actor and presenter. Dyer's breakthrough role was as Moff in ''Human Traffic'' (1999), with other notable roles Billy the Limpet in ''Mean Machine (film), Mean Machine'' (2001) and as Tommy J ...

Deviation (law) The doctrine of deviation is a particular aspect of contracting for the carriage of goods by sea. A deviation is a departure from the "agreed route" or the "usual route", and it can amount to a serious breach of contract. The consequences of unj ...

is a departure from a contract or a ship's course, thus breaching the contract *

Deviationism In political ideology, a deviationist is a person who expresses a deviation: an abnormality or departure. In Stalinist ideology and practice, deviationism is an expressed belief which does not accord with official party doctrine for the time and a ...

, an expressed belief which is not in accordance with official party doctrine * A work of art in the online community

DeviantArt DeviantArt (formerly styled as deviantART and thus abbreviated as dA) is an American online community that features artwork, videography, photography, and literature, launched on August 7, 2000, by Mathew Stephens, Scott Jarkoff and Angelo Sotir ...

Mathematics and engineering

Albums

Other uses

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