'Variance' definitions:
Definition of 'variance'
(from WordNet)
noun
An event that departs from expectations [syn: discrepancy, variance, variant]
noun
Discord that splits a group [syn: division, variance]
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
A difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: discrepancy, disagreement, divergence, variance]
noun
The quality of being subject to variation [syn: variability, variableness, variance] [ant: invariability, invariableness, invariance]
noun
An official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance"
noun
An activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" [syn: variation, variance]
Definition of 'Variance'
From: GCIDE
- Variance \Va"ri*ance\, n. [L. variantia.]
- 1. The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Difference that produces dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel. [1913 Webster]
- That which is the strength of their amity shall prove the immediate author of their variance. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Statistics) The expected value of the square of the deviation from the mean of a randomly distributed variable; the second moment about the mean. This is also the square of the standard deviation. [PJC]
- At variance, in disagreement; in a state of dissension or controversy; at enmity. "What cause brought him so soon at variance with himself?" --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'variance'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agreement to disagree,
- alienation,
- antagonism,
- apostasy,
- argument,
- argumentation,
- at variance,
- change,
- clashing,
- conflict,
- contention,
- contradiction,
- contrariety,
- contrast,
- controversy,
- counter-culture,
- cross-purposes,
- debate,
- departure,
- deviation,
- difference,
- difference of opinion,
- difficulty,
- disaccord,
- disaccordance,
- disagreement,
- disapprobation,
- disapproval,
- disconformity,
- discongruity,
- discord,
- discordance,
- discordancy,
- discrepancy,
- discreteness,
- disharmony,
- disparity,
- dispute,
- dissatisfaction,
- dissension,
- dissent,
- dissentience,
- dissidence,
- dissimilarity,
- dissonance,
- distinction,
- distinctness,
- disunion,
- disunity,
- divergence,
- divergency,
- diversity,
- dividedness,
- division,
- dropping out,
- faction,
- far cry,
- fluctuation,
- heterogeneity,
- in disagreement,
- in dispute,
- inaccordance,
- incompatibility,
- incongruity,
- inconsistency,
- inconsonance,
- inequality,
- inharmoniousness,
- inharmony,
- irreconcilability,
- jarring,
- minority opinion,
- misunderstanding,
- mixture,
- negation,
- nonagreement,
- nonassent,
- nonconcurrence,
- nonconformity,
- nonconsent,
- odds,
- opposition,
- oppugnancy,
- otherness,
- polarization,
- quarrel,
- recusance,
- recusancy,
- rejection,
- repudiation,
- repugnance,
- rift,
- schism,
- secession,
- separateness,
- separation,
- severing,
- strife,
- unconformity,
- underground,
- unharmoniousness,
- unlikeness,
- unorthodoxy,
- variation,
- variegation,
- variety,
- withdrawal