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deviation

Deviation refers to the act of departing from the accepted practice or the norm. (noun)

When you always go to the store on Monday and one week you go to the store on Tuesday, this is an example of a deviation.

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See deviation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See deviation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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