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Absolute Deviation.
Absolute Deviation - as a noun
In statistics, the absolute difference between an element of a data set and a given point.
Example: "This average absolute deviation gives the average distance of any data item from the mean and thus is a good measure of spread."
Example Sentences
"The absolute deviation of a number from zero is always equal to its absolute value."
"The absolute deviation of 5 from 10 is 5."
"To calculate the absolute deviation, subtract each value from the mean and take the absolute value of the result."
"The absolute deviation of a set of numbers can be used to measure the spread or dispersion of the data."
"In statistics, the absolute deviation is a measure of the average distance between each data point and the mean."
