difference vs deviation

deviation vs difference

difference and deviation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, difference and deviation are synonyms defined as:

difference and deviation: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Other synonyms of difference include departure, divergence.

difference (noun)	deviation (noun)
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar	deviate behavior
a disagreement or argument about something important	a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm	the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend	the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
a significant change	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

Difference between difference and deviation

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