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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDesvio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: des-vee-o
"O desvio em relação à média foi notado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.
"The deviation from the original plan caused delays in the project." - 2
A difference or variation from a norm or expected value.
"In statistics, a deviation indicates how much a data point differs from the mean."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'deviation' originates from the Latin 'deviatio', which combines 'de-' meaning 'away from' and 'via' meaning 'way'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to describe a departure from a standard or norm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deviation" is said worldwide
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Déviation
Transliteration: deh-vya-syon
"La déviation par rapport à la norme est préoccupante."
Abweichung
Transliteration: ab-vai-hung
"Die Abweichung von den Erwartungen war signifikant."
Deviazione
Transliteration: deh-vya-tsyo-ne
"La deviazione dalla norma è stata notata."
Desviación
Transliteration: des-vya-syon
"La desviación del promedio es significativa."
Desvio
Transliteration: des-vee-o
"O desvio em relação à média foi notado."
विचलन
Transliteration: vichalan
"मानक से विचलन चिंता का विषय है।"
偏差
Transliteration: piānchā
"偏差与预期值的差异很大。"
편차
Transliteration: pyeoncha
"기대값과의 편차가 크게 나타났다."
偏差
Transliteration: hensha
"期待値との偏差が大きかった。"
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