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variance

/ˈvæɹ.i.əns/

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What does variance mean?

noun

  1. The act of varying or the state of being variable.
  2. A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
  3. The state of differing or being in conflict.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.
  2. A discrepancy between two legal documents.
  3. A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.
  4. The second central moment in probability; the square of the standard deviation.
  5. The number of degrees of freedom in a system.
  6. Covariance and contravariance generally.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈvæɹ.i.əns/

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The ideas of humor among the green men of Mars are widely at variance with our conceptions of incitants to merriment.
Edgar Rice BurroughsA princess of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #62
The mass of mankind, who are never without the feeling of religion, do not perceive anything at variance with the established faith.
Alexis de TocquevilleDemocracy in America — Volume 1Translated by Henry ReeveProject Gutenberg ebook #815
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This was a spirit quite at variance with that finding its expression in the blind rush or in the sudden passionate attack.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
Our bearings and our chronometer being at variance with the charts which we had to consult, we were lost in vain conjectures.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
The district-attorney’s persistence was visibly at variance with the sentiments of every one, of the public, of the court, and of the jury.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135