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  • 51deviation — 1. An alteration from the typical form, function or behaviour. Mutation or stress are the common reasons behind deviation. 2. A statistical term describing the difference between an actual observation and the mean of all observations …

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  • 52mean square deviation — noun : standard deviation * * * Statistics. variance (def. 3). [1890 95] …

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  • 53deviation — noun Date: 15th century an act or instance of deviating: as a. deflection of the needle of a compass caused by local magnetic influences (as in a ship) b. the difference between a value in a frequency distribution and a fixed number (as the mean) …

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  • 54deviation — noun 1》 the action of deviating. 2》 Statistics the amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value such as the mean. 3》 the deflection of a compass needle caused by a local magnetic field, especially on a ship or aircraft.… …

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  • 55deviation — de•vi•a•tion [[t]ˌdi viˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of deviating 2) departure from an accepted or established standard or norm 3) sta the difference between one of a set of statistical values and some fixed value, usu. the mean of the set 4) naut.… …

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  • 56Absolute deviation — In statistics, the absolute deviation of an element of a data set is the absolute difference between that element and a given point. Typically the point from which the deviation is measured is a measure of central tendency, most often the median… …

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  • 57average deviation — vidutinis nuokrypis statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. average deviation; mean deviation vok. Mittelablenkung, f rus. среднее отклонение, n pranc. écart moyen, m …

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  • 58average deviation. — See mean deviation. * * * …

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  • 59average deviation — av′erage devia′tion n. sta mean deviation …

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  • 60average deviation. — See mean deviation …

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