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Definition of Variant

1. Adjective. Differing from a norm or standard. "A variant spelling"

2. Noun. An event that departs from expectations.

3. Adjective. Exhibiting variation and change. "Letters variant in size"

4. Noun. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups. "A new strain of microorganisms"

5. Noun. A variable quantity that is random.

6. Noun. Something a little different from others of the same type. "The boy is a younger edition of his father"

Definition of Variant

1. a. Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

2. n. Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word.

3. a. Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

4. n. Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word.

Definition of Variant

1. Adjective. Showing variety, diverse. ¹

2. Adjective. Showing deviation or disagreement. ¹

3. Adjective. (obsolete) Variable. ¹

4. Noun. Something that is slightly different from a type or norm. ¹

5. Noun. (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus). ¹

6. Noun. (computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Variant

1. a variable [n -S] - See also: variable

Medical Definition of Variant

1. Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word. Origin: Cf. F. Variante. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Variant

variable quantity variable region variable resistor variable star variable stars variable surface glycoprotein variable tandem repeat locus variableness variablenesses variables

variably variadic variance variance ratio variances variant (current term) variant angina variant angina pectoris variant haemoglobin variants

varias variate variated variates variating variation variation (genetics) variation ratio variation ratios variation selector

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