Deviation vs. Waiver
Difference Between Deviation and Waiver
Deviationnoun
The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road
Waivernoun
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
Deviationnoun
A departure from the correct way of acting
Waivernoun
(legal) A legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.Deviationnoun
The state or result of having deviated; a transgression; an act of sin; an error; an offense.
Waivernoun
Something that releases a person from a requirement.
I needed a waiver from the department head to take the course because I didn't technically have the prerequisite courses.I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park.Deviationnoun
(contract law) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters from their responsibility.
Waivernoun
(obsolete) The process of waiving or outlawing a person.
Deviationnoun
(Absolute Deviation) The shortest distance between the center of the target and the point where a projectile hits or bursts.
Waiververb
(transitive) To waive.
Deviationnoun
(statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.
Waiververb
misspelling of waver
Deviationnoun
(metrology) The signed difference between a value and its reference value.
Waivernoun
a formal written statement of relinquishment
Deviationnoun
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm;
the deviation from the meanDeviationnoun
the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function
Deviationnoun
the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances
Deviationnoun
deviate behavior
Deviationnoun
a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern);
a diversion from the main highwaya digression into irrelevant detailsa deflection from his goal
