Diversion vs Deviation - What's the difference?
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(military) A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action.
A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind.
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The act of diverting.
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Removal of water via a canal.
(transport) A detour, such as during road construction
(transport) The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, or to a different mode of transportation before arrival at the ultimate destinationUS FM 55-15 TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE DATA; 9 June 1886 .
(legal) Officially halting or suspending a formal criminal or juvenile justice proceeding and referral of the accused person to a treatment or care program.
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.