deviation

Example Sentences

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Others criticized Cliffwater’s marketing, especially when it boasted of hedge-fund-like returns with minimal risks, citing industry metrics like Sharpe ratios and standard deviation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“But when you sum them all up together, it’s actually quite a substantial deviation from that standard.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Just as “The Complex” deviates from his first two novels, “Family Planning” and “The Association of Small Bombs” Mahajan’s career trajectory is also a deviation from that of a traditional novelist.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

And yet the VIX finished Friday above 27, a level that is roughly one standard deviation above the index’s long-term average.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

The boy adores these trips, both for the contents of the buildings and the deviation from his set routine.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern