Noun variance has 6 senses
- discrepancy, variance, variant - an event that departs from expectations
--1 is a kind of deviation, divergence, departure, difference
- division, variance - discord that splits a group
--2 is a kind of discord, dissension
- variance - the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
--3 is a kind of moment
--3 has particulars: standard deviation; covariance
- discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
--4 is a kind of difference
--4 has particulars: allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance
- variability, variableness, variance - the quality of being subject to variation
--5 is a kind of changeableness, changeability
--5 has particulars: variedness; variegation
- variation, variance - an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
--6 is a kind of activity
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