deviation

Example Sentences

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If there has been any deviation from that in the drivers' minds privately, they have certainly not given any hint of it in public.

From BBC

Despite this, the combination of data from all three radio telescopes revealed a deviation exceeding five sigma, a statistically very strong signal considered in science as evidence for a significant result.

From Science Daily

There shall be no deviation from his word.

From Salon

Such maps show deviations from the average field strength over the surface of the Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel was heading south through the Strait of Hormuz when it was approached by three small boats, maritime security company Ambrey said, adding it had made a "sudden course deviation".

From Barron's