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deviation

[dee-vee-ey-shuhn] / ˌdi viˈeɪ ʃən /


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Modelling for Operation Blue Skies suggests a full deviation through Shanwick would mean around 100kg of additional fuel per affected aircraft.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Gittens added there had been a "significant deviation" from the expected standards of care and "missed opportunities".

From BBC Aug. 18, 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

For purposes of calculating this strategy’s track record, a dip was defined as a drop of at least one standard deviation below the stock market’s trailing 12-month mean.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

And it really has been a nice deviation from the norm.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

“We’re about three standard deviations higher than the norm, and that’s way out of line, and just to come back to that level you would have 40% — 45% selling,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Our measurement, accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters, shows a tension of four standard deviations from the expectations of the Standard Model.

From Science Daily May 26, 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

It also analyzes deviations from a subject’s routine.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

Epicycles were a way of having deviations from perfectly circular motion while pretending that there were no deviations from perfectly circular motion.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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