A departing from what is prescribed

• diversion

  1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
  2. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  3. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

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  1. The act or an instance of diverting or turning aside; deviation.
  2. Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains.
  3. A maneuver that draws the attention of an opponent away from a planned point of action, especially as part of military strategy.

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• divergency

  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• departure

  1. The act of leaving.
  2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
  3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:

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  1. The act of leaving.
  2. A starting out, as on a trip or a new course of action.
  3. A divergence or deviation, as from an established rule, plan, or procedure:

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• aberration

  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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An instance of digressing

• tangent

  1. A line, curve, or surface meeting another line, curve, or surface at a common point and sharing a common tangent line or tangent plane at that point.
  2. The trigonometric function of an acute angle in a right triangle that is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle.
  3. A sudden digression or change of course:

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  1. A line, curve, or surface meeting another line, curve, or surface at a common point and sharing a common tangent line or tangent plane at that point.
  2. The trigonometric function of an acute angle in a right triangle that is the ratio of the length of the side opposite the angle to the length of the side adjacent to the angle.
  3. A sudden digression or change of course:

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• parenthesis

  1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
  2. A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
  3. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.

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  1. Either or both of the upright curved lines, ( ), used to mark off explanatory or qualifying remarks in writing or printing or enclose a sum, product, or other expression considered or treated as a collective entity in a mathematical operation.
  2. A qualifying or amplifying word, phrase, or sentence inserted within written matter in such a way as to be independent of the surrounding grammatical structure.
  3. A comment departing from the theme of discourse; a digression.

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• irrelevancy

  1. Irrelevance.

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  1. Irrelevance.

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• excursus

  1. A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
  2. A digression.

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  1. A lengthy, appended exposition of a topic or point.
  2. A digression.

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• excursion

  1. A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
  2. A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
  3. A group taking a short pleasure trip together.

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  1. A usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing.
  2. A roundtrip in a passenger vehicle at a special low fare.
  3. A group taking a short pleasure trip together.

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• divergency

  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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  1. The state of being divergent.
  2. A divergence or deviation.

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• divergence

  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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  1. The act or process of diverging.
  2. The state of being divergent.
  3. The degree by which things diverge.

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• divagation

  1. straying off from a course or way

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  1. straying off from a course or way

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• digression

  1. The act of digressing.
  2. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.

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  1. The act of digressing.
  2. An instance of digressing, especially a written or spoken passage that has no bearing on the main subject.

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• aside

  1. To or toward the side:
  2. Out of one's thoughts or mind:
  3. Apart:

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  1. To or toward the side:
  2. Out of one's thoughts or mind:
  3. Apart:

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The condition of being abnormal

• unnaturalness

  1. The state of being unnatural.

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  1. The state of being unnatural.

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• preternaturalness

  1. The quality of being preternatural.

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  1. The quality of being preternatural.

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• irregularity

  1. The quality or state of being irregular.
  2. Something irregular:
  3. Constipation.

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  1. The quality or state of being irregular.
  2. Something irregular:
  3. Constipation.

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• deviancy

  1. the state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous

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  1. the state of being deviant, abnormal or anomalous

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• deviance

  1. (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs
  2. A person or thing that differs from the expected.

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  1. (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as laws and customs
  2. A person or thing that differs from the expected.

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• anomaly

  1. Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
  2. One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify:
  3. The angular deviation, as observed from the sun, of a planet from its perihelion.

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  1. Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.
  2. One that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify:
  3. The angular deviation, as observed from the sun, of a planet from its perihelion.

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• abnormality

  1. The condition of not being normal.
  2. A phenomenon or occurrence that is not normal.

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  1. The condition of not being normal.
  2. A phenomenon or occurrence that is not normal.

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• aberration

  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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  1. A deviation from what is considered proper or normal.
  2. A departure from what is typical:
  3. A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.

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• aberrancy

  1. The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. [Mid 17^th cenntury.]
  2. (geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.

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  1. The condition of being aberrant; an aberrance. [Mid 17^th cenntury.]
  2. (geometry) The deviation of a curve from circular form.

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• aberrance

  1. State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17^th century.]

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  1. State of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude. [Mid 17^th century.]

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