Any deviation from the standard laboratory protocol could compromise the accuracy of the experimental results.
任何偏离标准实验室规程的行为都可能损害实验结果的准确性。
Which choice best defines “deviation”?
A — A difference from what is usual or expected. “deviation” means a difference from what is usual or expected.
Which word means “a difference from what is usual or expected”?
C — deviation. “deviation” means a difference from what is usual or expected.
deviation — a difference from what is usual or expected. In Chinese: 偏差.
deviation is pronounced /ˌdiːviˈeɪʃən/.
Any deviation from the standard laboratory protocol could compromise the accuracy of the experimental results. (任何偏离标准实验室规程的行为都可能损害实验结果的准确性。)
divergence, departure, aberration — all close in meaning to deviation (a difference from what is usual or expected).
conformity, consistency — each the opposite of deviation (a difference from what is usual or expected).
Yes. deviation is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.