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deviance
This term is primarily used in academic, sociological, and technical registers. In sociology, it describes a breach of social norms and does not necessarily imply criminality or immorality; it simply denotes a departure from the expected behavior of a specific group.
In technical or statistical contexts, the word describes a measurable difference from a baseline or standard. It is more clinical and neutral than "deviation," which is more common in general speech. Because it describes an abstract quality or a state of being, it is treated as an uncountable noun and does not have a plural form.
Meanings
Examples
Sociologists study how social deviance is defined differently across various cultures.
I wonder if my obsession with old maps is considered a form of deviance in this circle.
The detective noted that the crime showed a level of deviance not seen in previous cases.
Statistical deviance in the data suggests that the sensor was malfunctioning.
The school board discussed how to handle behavioral deviance among the students.
He felt a strange sense of pride in his own deviance from the corporate norm.
The ritual was a clear act of religious deviance that shocked the village elders.
We need to calculate the deviance of these results from the expected mean.