Top synonyms for “variance”: disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, division, variability, variableness, variant, variation.
Definitions
- (noun)an activity that varies from a norm or standard“any variation in his routine was immediately reported”
- (noun)an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)“a zoning variance”
- (noun)the quality of being subject to variation
- (noun)a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions“a growing divergence of opinion”
- (noun)the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
- (noun)discord that splits a group
- (noun)an event that departs from expectations
Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).
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Common synonyms for "variance" include disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, division, variability, variableness. Our thesaurus lists 8 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "variance" mean?
an activity that varies from a norm or standard Example: "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
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