deviate
/ˈdiːvi.ət/
Dictionary
noun
- A person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert.
- A value equal to the difference between a measured variable factor and a fixed or algorithmic reference value.
verb
- To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
- To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
"His exhibition of nude paintings deviated from the norm."
- To cause to diverge.
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