aberrance
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Noun (1)
- a state or condition markedly different from the normSynonyms: aberrancyaberrationdevianceType of abnormality, abnormalcyKinds deflection, chromosomal aberration
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ab·er′rance (…), Ab·er′ran·cy (…) noun
the state or condition of being aberrant; a wandering from the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc. Syn. — aberrance, aberration, deviance
Aberrancy of curvature Geometry, the deviation of a curve from a circular form.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5