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aberrance

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aberrance /əˈbɛr(ə)n(t)s / (aberrancy /əˈbɛr(ə)n(t)si /)
noun [mass noun] divergence from an accepted or usual standard:
poets and scientists both speak of the capacity for aberrance in the human psyche
[count noun] the workplace protests are somewhat of an aberrance for staff working in the intensely competitive tech industry.
mainly Biology divergence from the normal type:
all these results came out with no marked aberrance.
– ORIGIN mid 17th century: from aberrant + -ance.