Where does “staðalfrávik” come from?

staðalfrávik (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic staðall, from Icelandic staða — position.

staðalfrávik (Icelandic): standard deviation

Definitions

  1. standard deviation

Ancestry of “staðalfrávik”, step by step

staðalfrávik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic staðall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstaðallstandard
2Icelandicstaðaposition

via Icelandic frávik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrávikdeviation
Every word from Icelandic staða →Every word from Icelandic staðall →