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Deviation vs Biases - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between deviation and biases

is that deviation is the act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty while biases is plural of lang=en.

As a verb biases is

third-person singular of bias.

deviation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of deviating; a wandering from the way; variation from the common way, from an established rule, etc.; departure, as from the right course or the path of duty.
  • The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
  • (contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
  • (Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
  • (statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
  • (metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value.

    • Derived terms

    * absolute deviation * average deviation * deviation ratio * immune deviation * mean deviation * quartile deviation * relative deviation * sexual deviation * signed deviation * standard deviation

    Related terms

    * deviance * deviate * deviant

    biases

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK) biasses

    See also

    * (l)

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (bias)

    • Anagrams

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