écart — meaning in English

English meaning

• deviation noun A departure from an expected, planned, or normal course of action.
• gap noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.

Senses

écart is used for these senses in English:

• deviation (statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
• gap An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.
• split (bowling) A result of a first throw that leaves two or more pins standing with one or more pins between them knocked down.

deviation — full definition

1. noun A departure from an expected, planned, or normal course of action.
2. noun In statistics, a measure of how far a single value differs from the average.

gap — full definition

1. noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
2. noun A difference or shortfall between two things, especially an unfair or worrying one.
3. verb To leave open or unfilled, creating a gap; also, to stare open-mouthed.

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