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variance
noun(var-i-ance)
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
Synonyms: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence,
variance
noun(var-i-ance)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard
Synonyms: variation,
variance
noun(var-i-ance)
discord that splits a group
Synonyms: division,
variance
noun(var-i-ance)
an event that departs from expectations
Synonyms: discrepancy, variant,
variance
noun(var-i-ance)
the quality of being subject to variation
Synonyms: variability, variableness,
variance
noun(var-i-ance)
an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
Examples:
A zoning variance.
variance
noun(var-i-ance)
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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