DEVIATE


Meaning of DEVIATE in English

n.

Pronunciation: -v ē - ə t, -v ē - ˌ ā t

Function: noun

Date: 1912

1 : one that deviates from a norm especially : a person who differs markedly from a group norm

2 : a statistical variable that gives the deviation of another variable from a fixed value (as the mean)

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