variance
Other forms: variances
A change to the norm is called a variance. It suggests a difference or shifting away from the expected or usual, an example being snow in July, which is a variance in the weather of the United States, even in Minnesota.
When the word variance is used in a comparison, it is usually preceded by the word "at," as in "Her values were at variance with her actions," meaning the two differed. This makes sense, as the word, first seen in Middle English, comes from the Latin verb variāre, which means "to change." If a contractor needs to go outside the standing building code, he needs to obtain a variance, which is legal permission to make a change from the norm.
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the quality of being subject to variation
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synonyms:
variability, variableness
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Antonyms:
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invariability, invariableness, invariance
the quality of being resistant to variation
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types:
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variedness
characterized by variation
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variegation
variability in coloration
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personal equation
variability attributable to individual differences
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changeability, changeableness
the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change
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invariability, invariableness, invariance
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an activity that varies from a norm or standard
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an event that departs from expectations
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synonyms:
discrepancy, variant
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departure, deviation, difference, divergence
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
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departure, deviation, difference, divergence
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a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
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synonyms:
disagreement, discrepancy, divergence
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allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
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difference
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
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allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
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discord that splits a group
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synonyms:
division
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discord, dissension
disagreement among those expected to cooperate
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discord, dissension
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an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)“a zoning variance”
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dispensation
an exemption from some rule or obligation
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dispensation
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the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
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standard deviation
the square root of the variance
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covariance
(statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
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moment
the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
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standard deviation
Vocabulary lists containing variance
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