Adjective variant has 1 sense
  1. variant - differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
    Antonym:
    same (indirect, via different)
,Noun variant has 4 senses
  1. discrepancy, variance, variant - an event that departs from expectations
    --1 is a kind of deviation, divergence, departure, difference
    Derived form: verb vary2
  2. form, variant, strain, var. - (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
    --2 is a kind of taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
    --2 is a member of species
  3. random variable, variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable - a variable quantity that is random
    --3 is a kind of variable, variable quantity
  4. version, variant, variation, edition - something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
    --4 is a kind of type
    Derived form: verb vary1
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