poikkeama — 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.
- anomaly noun Something that deviates from what is normal or expected; an irregularity.
- deflection noun The act of deflecting, or an instance of something being deflected.
- departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
- deviate verb To move away from a planned course, method, or expected standard.
- deviation noun A departure from an expected, planned, or normal course of action.
- digression noun An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
- drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
- outlier noun A data point that sits far away from the rest of a set of results, and which may signal a real extreme case or a measurement error.
- pathology noun The scientific study of the causes and effects of disease.
- variance noun A difference between what was expected and what actually happened.
Senses
poikkeama 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.]
- absolute deviation (statistics) The absolute value of the difference between a given value (such as mean or expected value) and a variate value (usually an observed value).
- anomaly A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
- anomaly (science) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
- deflection Deviation (of a needle or other indicator or mechanism) from a previous position.
- departure A deviation from a plan or procedure.
- deviate (sociology) A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
- deviation The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
aberration — full definition
- noun Something that departs noticeably from what is normal, expected, or typical.
- noun (optics) A defect in a lens or mirror that prevents light from focusing perfectly.