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afwijking — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aberrance noun State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude.
  • aberration noun Something that departs noticeably from what is normal, expected, or typical.
  • abnormality noun A feature or condition that departs from what is normal or expected.
  • anomaly noun Something that deviates from what is normal or expected; an irregularity.
  • departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  • deviance noun Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
  • error noun A mistake, especially one made unintentionally.

Senses

afwijking is used for these senses in English:

  • aberrance State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17th century.]
  • aberration (astronomy) A small periodical change of the apparent positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer. [Mid 18th century.]
  • abnormality Something abnormal; an aberration; an abnormal occurrence or feature. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
  • anomaly A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
  • anomaly (biology) A defect or malformation.
  • departure A deviation from a plan or procedure.
  • deviance (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs.
  • error (statistics, countable) The difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one.

aberration — full definition

  1. noun Something that departs noticeably from what is normal, expected, or typical.
  2. noun (optics) A defect in a lens or mirror that prevents light from focusing perfectly.

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