deviation
Example Sentences
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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
A better measure, Crill says, is the ratio of the 60/40 portfolio’s standard deviation to that of an all-stock portfolio.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
And it really has been a nice deviation from the norm.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing deviation
30 GRE Words Beginning with "D"
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