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Definition of Variance

1. Noun. An event that departs from expectations.

2. Noun. Discord that splits a group.

3. Noun. The second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value.

4. Noun. A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions. "A growing divergence of opinion"

5. Noun. The quality of being subject to variation.

6. Noun. An official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation). "A zoning variance"

7. Noun. An activity that varies from a norm or standard. "Any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

Definition of Variance

1. n. The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

2. n. The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

Definition of Variance

1. Noun. The act of varying or the state of being variable ¹

2. Noun. A difference between what is expected and what happens ¹

3. Noun. The state of differing or being in conflict ¹

4. Noun. A discrepancy, especially between two legal documents ¹

5. Noun. (statistics) The second central moment in probability ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Variance

1. a license to perform an act contrary to the usual rule [n -S]

Medical Definition of Variance

1. 1. The state of being variable, different, divergent, or deviate; a degree of deviation. 2. A measure of the variation shown by a set of observations, defined as the sum of squares of deviations from the mean, divided by the number of degrees of freedom in the set of observations. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Variance

variable costs variable deceleration variable gene variable quantity variable region variable resistor variable star variable stars variable surface glycoprotein variable tandem repeat locus

variableness variablenesses variables variably variadic variance (current term) variance ratio variances variant variant angina

variant angina pectoris variant haemoglobin variants varias variate variated variates variating variation variation (genetics)

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