Deviation and Mistake

Deviation

Deviation noun - A turning away from a course or standard.

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Mistake and deviation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mistake" instead a noun "Deviation".

Nearby Words: deviate, deviant, deviating, deviated, deviance

Mistake noun - A wrong judgment.

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Deviation and mistake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deviation" instead a noun "Mistake".

Nearby Words: mistaken, mistakenly, mistaking

common	common deviation	common mistake
complete	complete deviation	complete mistake
single	single deviation	single mistake
obvious	obvious deviation	obvious mistake
Other adjectives: small, real, massive, big, serious, huge, little, tiny, slight, major, possible, minor, slightest, worst, basic, biggest.

If any deviation from the timeline that they have created occurs, then somewhere along the line, an event that should/shouldn't occur doesn't/does happen, an action is or isn't taken, a mistake is or isn't made, and the timeline is doomed by the paradox.

Source: Gambit Roulette

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