dɪˈflɛkʃən dəˈflɛkʃən dɪˈpɑː(ɹ)tjə(ɹ) ˈdiːvɪəns diviˈeɪʃən ˈdɪfɹən(t)s dʌɪˈɡɹɛʃən daɪˈɡɹɛʃən daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒəns dɪˈvɝʒən daɪˈvɜːʒən 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 deviate behavior the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function a variation that deviates from the standard or norm the deviation from the mean