deviate /dēˈvi-āt/

1. To go from the way
2. To turn aside from a certain course
3. To diverge or differ, from a standard, mean value, etc
4. To err
5. To step outside one's fundamental contractual duty (law)

To cause to diverge

1. A person who deviates much from the norm, esp sexually
2. A deviant

dēˈviance or dēˈviancy noun

dēˈviant noun

Someone who deviates from the norm, esp sexually (also adjective)

dēviāˈtion noun

dēviāˈtionism noun

dēviāˈtionist noun

A person (orig a communist) whose doctrine deviates from the strictly orthodox

dēˈviātor noun

dēviāˈtory adjective

deviation of the compass

Departure of the mariner's compass from the magnetic meridian, owing to the ship's magnetism or other local causes

standard deviation (mathematics)

The square root of the variance of a number of observations

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