A deviation is a difference or the (real or metaphorical) route followed by a different choice. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (from wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ...

Deviation can refer to:

• Deviation (statistics), the difference between the value of an observation and the mean of the population in mathematics and statistics.
  • Standard deviation, which is based on the square of the difference.
  • Absolute deviation, where the absolute value of the difference is used.
• Frequency deviation, the maximum allowed "distance" in FM radio from the nominal frequency a station broadcasts at.
• Magnetic deviation, the error induced in compasses by local magnetic fields.
• Deviationism, an expressed belief which is not in accordance with official party doctrine.
• Deviation Records, a record label.
• Deviant behavior, a behavior that is a recognized violation of social norms.

Deviates is also the name of an American punk rock band. In mathematics and statistics, deviation is a measure of difference for interval and ratio variables between the observed value and the mean. ... In probability and statistics, the standard deviation of a probability distribution, random variable, or population or multiset of values is a measure of the spread of its values. ... The absolute deviation of an element of a data set is the absolute difference between that element and a given point. ... In telecommunication, the term frequency deviation has the following meanings: The amount by which a frequency differs from a prescribed value, such as the amount an oscillator frequency drifts from its nominal frequency. ... Magnetic deviation is the error induced in a compass by local magnetic fields, which must be allowed for if accurate bearings are to be calculated. ... In Communism, deviationism is an expressed belief which is not in accordance with official party doctrine for the time and area. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Deviant redirects here. ...