nouns
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
"the deviation from the mean"
the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
domain category
a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
is a type of (narrower)
a datum that can be represented numerically
the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
is a type of (narrower)
inadvertent incorrectness
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
"a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"