simpangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed simpang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪm.ˈpaŋ.an/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: sim‧pang‧an

Noun

simpangan (plural simpangan-simpangan, first-person possessive simpanganku, second-person possessive simpanganmu, third-person possessive simpangannya)

1. deviation:
   1. The act of deviating; wandering off the correct or true path or road. A departure from the correct way of acting.
   2. (statistics) For interval variables and ratio variables, a measure of difference between the observed value and the mean.

      Synonyms: سيسيهن, sisihan (Standard Malay)

2. (optics) deflection: the change in direction of a light beam.
3. (anatomy) junction: a place where two things meet.

Derived terms

• simpangan baku
• simpangan mutlak
• simpangan radial
• simpangan rata-rata
• simpangan terakumulasi

 

• rata-rata simpangan
• sudut simpangan

 

Further reading

• “simpangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.