deviation

Standard deviation is a measure of how spread out data points are around the average.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Participants born between 1990 and 1999 had systemic aging that was 92% of one standard deviation higher than those born between 1965 and 1969.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

They showed significant deterioration in several measures, including elevator and aileron control, landing accuracy and vertical and lateral deviation on approach.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The intervention raised math achievement by 0.184 standard deviation a year in elementary school and 0.146 in secondary school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The boy adores these trips, both for the contents of the buildings and the deviation from his set routine.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

“Relativity seems pretty solid. We haven’t seen any deviations from that,” said Katie Mack, Hawking chair in cosmology and science communication at the Perimeter Institute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

While weather forecasts have been leaning toward warmer than normal, “temperature deviations from normal don’t yet appear sufficient to spur much of a price advance from here,” Ritterbusch & Associates says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Frequent deviations from intrinsic value represent an opportunity for investors who can recognize patterns and capitalize, Ali said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

The scientists suggested several theories for why these two humpbacks embarked on such "exceptional" deviations from the normal routes.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The conversation that follows involves more creative coercion than outright job offer, and there are several deviations into the subjects of the ballet, modern fashion, and Japanese mythology.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern