deviation
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The country’s central bank, Bank Indonesia, has set an inflation target of 2.5 percent for this year and next, with a deviation of one percentage point either way.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s the first real deviation from the dead-eyed cycle of his daily life since his wife grabbed her car keys and never looked back.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
This tiny deviation is known as the "anomalous magnetic moment," or g−2.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Others criticized Cliffwater’s marketing, especially when it boasted of hedge-fund-like returns with minimal risks, citing industry metrics like Sharpe ratios and standard deviation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
For a long time it was hoped that measuring compass deviation and dip would enable sailors to establish their coordinates.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing deviation
30 GRE Words Beginning with "D"
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