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Deviation vs Transfiguration - What's the difference?

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Deviation is a related term of transfiguration.


As a noun deviation

is diversion; different route to travel.

As a proper noun transfiguration is

(label) an annual feast day celebrating the miracle when the face of jesus "shone like the sun" before the apostles observed on august 6th (gregorian) or 19th (julian).

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

    transfiguration

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a large change in appearance or form; a metamorphosis
  • a change that exalts or glorifies