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deviate behavior the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean" a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" |
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