deviation vs abnormality

abnormality vs deviation

deviation and abnormality both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deviation	Yes	No	No	No
abnormality	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abnormality is a hypernym of deviation; that is, abnormality is a word with a broader meaning than deviation:

deviation: deviate behavior
abnormality: behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality

Other hypernyms of deviation include irregularity.

deviation (noun)	abnormality (noun)
deviate behavior	behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)	marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances	retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function	an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Difference between deviation and abnormality

Words related to "abnormality"

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