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Deviation vs Rambling - What's the difference?

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Deviation is a related term of rambling.


As nouns the difference between deviation and rambling

is that deviation is diversion; different route to travel while rambling is a long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.

As a verb rambling is

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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

    rambling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A long meandering talk with no specific topic or direction.
  • * 1941 , Harold Sinclair, Years of Illusion (page 145)
    • listening with great interest to Martha's ramblings about "The War."
  • A gentle hike.

    • Derived terms

    * rambling rose

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