Let 
 denote the mean of a set of quantities
 
,
 then the absolute deviation is defined by
Absolute Deviation
See also
Deviation, Mean Deviation, Relative Deviation, Signed Deviation, Standard DeviationExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
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Weisstein, Eric W. "Absolute Deviation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/AbsoluteDeviation.html
 
         
	    
	
    
