Definition of Aberration
Aberration
ab·er·ra·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
unsteady mental state or unsound, disordered mind;
e.g. His recent aberration makes his wife believe that he is coming down with dementia.
(noun)
failure of a mirror, refracting surface, or lens to produce exact point-to-point correspondence between an object and its image;
e.g. This phenomenon in optics, where the lens or the refracting surface does not have an exact point-to-point correspondence to reality, is an important aberration that optics scientists always have to manipulate.
(noun)
a change or difference from what is normal or usual;
e.g. There exists an aberration in their work schedules due to employees going on vacation.
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