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var·i·ance  (vâr-ns, vr-)

n.

1.

a. The act of varying.

b. The state or quality of being variant or variable; a variation.

c. A difference between what is expected and what actually occurs.

2. The state or fact of differing or of being in conflict. See Synonyms at discord.

3. Law

a. A discrepancy between two statements or documents in a proceeding.

b. License to engage in an act contrary to a usual rule: a zoning variance.

4. Statistics The square of the standard deviation.

5. Chemistry The number of thermodynamic variables, such as temperature and pressure, required to specify a state of equilibrium of a system, given by the phase rule.

Idiom:

at variance

In a state of discrepancy; differing: The facts are at variance with your story.

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variance

Noun

at variance not in agreement: the real record is at variance with the public record

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	variance - an event that departs from expectations variant, discrepancy deviation, difference, divergence, departure - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
	2.	variance - discord that splits a group division dissension, discord - disagreement among those expected to cooperate
	3.	variance - the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters moment - the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value standard deviation - the square root of the variance covariance - (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means
	4.	variance - a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" discrepancy, disagreement, divergence difference - the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; "there are many differences between jazz and rock" leeway, allowance, tolerance, margin - a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits
	5.	variance - the quality of being subject to variation variability, variableness changeability, changeableness - the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change; "the changeableness of the weather" variedness - characterized by variation variegation - variability in coloration personal equation - variability attributable to individual differences
	6.	variance - an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance" dispensation - an exemption from some rule or obligation
	7.	variance - an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" variation activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

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variance

noun >> at variance in disagreement, conflicting, at odds, in opposition, out of line, at loggerheads, at sixes and sevens (informal) out of harmony

Translations

variance [ˈvɛərɪəns] n to be at variance (with) → estar en desacuerdo (con), no cuadrar (con)

variance [ˈvɛərɪəns] n to be at variance (with) → être en désaccord (avec);

(facts) → être en contradiction (avec)

variance [ˈvɛərɪəns] n to be at variance (with) → nicht übereinstimmen (mit)

variance [ˈvɛərɪəns] n to be at variance (with) → essere in disaccordo (con) [+ facts]; essere in contraddizione (con)