variant

var·i·ant  (vâr-nt, vr-)

adj.

1. Having or exhibiting variation; differing.

2. Tending or liable to vary; variable.

3. Deviating from a standard, usually by only a slight difference.

n.

Something that differs in form only slightly from something else, as a different spelling or pronunciation of the same word.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin varins, variant-, present participle of varire, to vary; see vary.]

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variant [ˈvɛərɪənt]

adj

1. liable to or displaying variation

2. differing from a standard or type a variant spelling

3. Obsolete not constant; fickle

n

1. something that differs from a standard or type

2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics another word for variate [1]

[via Old French from Latin variāns, from variāre to diversify, from varius various]

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1. One of two or more cipher or code symbols that have the same plain text equivalent.
2. One of several plain text meanings that are represented by a single code group. Also called alternative.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	variant - an event that departs from expectations variance, discrepancy deviation, difference, divergence, departure - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
	2.	variant - (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" var., strain, form biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
	3.	variant - a variable quantity that is random   chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variate variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
	4.	variant - something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" version, edition, variation type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
Adj.	1.	variant - differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling" different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
	2.	variant - exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size" variable - liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"

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variant

noun

variation, form, version, development, alternative, adaptation, revision, modification, permutation, transfiguration, aberration, derived form Bulimia was once seen as a variant of anorexia.

adjective

different, alternative, modified, derived, exceptional, divergent There are so many variant spellings of this name.

Translations

variant [ˈvɛərɪənt]

A. ADJ → variante
there are several variant spellings of this word → esta palabra se escribe de varias formas, hay distintas variantes ortográficas de esta palabra

B. N → variante f

variant [ˈvɛəriənt] n → variante f
a variant of sth, a variant to sth → une variante de qch

variant

n → Variante f; a spelling variant → eine Schreibvariante

adj

(= alternative) → andere(r, s); there are two variant spellings (of his name) → es gibt zwei verschiedene Schreibweisen or Schreibungen (für seinen Namen)

(liter: = diverse) → verschieden, unterschiedlich

variant [ˈvɛərɪənt]

1. n → variante f

2. adj → diverso/a

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variant [ˈvɛərɪənt]

1. n → variante f

2. adj → diverso/a