var·i·ance /ˈvɛəriəns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vair-ee-uhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–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. a difference or discrepancy, as between two statements or documents in law that should agree.
b. a departure from the cause of action originally stated in the complaint.
6. an official permit to do something normally forbidden by regulations, esp. 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.
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