Variance
noun
1.
the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
2.
an instance of varying; difference; discrepancy.
3.
Also called mean square deviation. Statistics. the square of the standard deviation.
4.
Physics, Chemistry. the number of degrees of freedom of a system.
5.
Law.
a difference or discrepancy, as between two statements or documents in law that should agree.
a departure from the cause of action originally stated in the complaint.
6.
an official permit to do something normally forbidden by regulations, especially by building in a way or for a purpose normally forbidden by a zoning law or a building code.
7.
a disagreement, dispute, or quarrel.
Idioms
8.
at variance,
(of things) in a state of difference or disagreement.
(of persons) in a state of controversy or dissension:
at variance with one’s superiors.
noun
1.
the act of varying or the quality, state, or degree of being divergent; discrepancy
2.
an instance of diverging; dissension: our variance on this matter should not affect our friendship
3.
at variance
(often foll by with) (of facts, etc) not in accord; conflicting
(of persons) in a state of dissension
4.
(statistics) a measure of dispersion obtained by taking the mean of the squared deviations of the observed values from their mean in a frequency distribution
5.
a difference or discrepancy between two steps in a legal proceeding, esp between a statement in a pleading and the evidence given to support it
6.
(in the US and Canada) a licence or authority issued by the board of variance to contravene the usual rule, esp to build contrary to the provision of a zoning code
7.
(chem) the number of degrees of freedom of a system, used in the phase rule
8.
(accounting) the difference between actual and standard costs of production
variance var·i·ance (vâr’ē-əns, vār’-)
n.
The state or quality of being variant or variable; a variation.
The state or fact of differing or of being in conflict.
The square of the standard deviation.
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