Deviation
Deviation noun - A turning away from a course or standard.
Standard
Standard noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Usage example: the animation in that movie set the standard against which all later animated cartoons were judged
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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His one fashion deviation is that instead of a tie, he wears the noose that Judas used to hang himself with, as it grants him standard-issue invulnerability.
Source: Badass in a Nice Suit -
The only major deviation from the standard design is the addition of a sash, but in his defense, he can destroy Mobile Suits with it.
Source: Martial Arts Uniform -
Tales of Vesperia usually has the standard Tales game over message, but the deviation comes from the person who was the last to die in your party, who will be the one voicing the line.
Source: Have a Nice Death
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