deviations

NOUN

change, departure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aberration alteration anomaly breach detour discrepancy disparity divergence diversion fluctuation inconsistency irregularity modification variance variation

STRONG

crotch deflection difference digression fork shift transgression turning

WEAK

hereticism

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreement conformity consistency harmony normality regularity sameness similarity

WEAK

straightforwardness uniformity

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"At the smallest spatial scales explored in the experiment, the production rate of J/ψ particles is significantly suppressed, with a statistical significance of about three standard deviations."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

“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

The standard deviations swell to 17% for sales and marketing costs, 25% for general and administrative expenses, and 36% for depreciation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

These types of strategies can lead to extreme deviations from market performance and more frequent trading, which can lead to worse outcomes for investors.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Bogert stated as much, in an extreme of unshown annoyance after having listened to each set of replies, made lists of word deviations, and graphs of the intervals of responses.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov