Variance vs. Variation

Variancenoun

The act of varying or the state of being variable

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A difference between what is expected and what happens

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The state of differing or being in conflict

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A discrepancy, especially between two legal documents

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(statistics) The second central moment in probability

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covariance and contravariance generally

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The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.

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Difference that produces dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.

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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.

Variancenoun

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.

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an event that departs from expectations

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discord that splits a group

Variancenoun

the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

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a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions;

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the quality of being subject to variation

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an activity that varies from a norm or standard;

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the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent

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the state or fact of disagreeing or quarrelling

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a discrepancy between two statements or documents.

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a quantity equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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an official dispensation from a rule or regulation, typically a building regulation.

Variance

In probability theory and statistics, variance is the expectation of the squared deviation of a random variable from its mean. Variance is a measure of dispersion, meaning it is a measure of how far a set of numbers is spread out from their average value.

Variationnoun

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing

Variationnoun

A related but distinct thing.

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(nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.

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(board games) A line of play that differs from the original.

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(music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.

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(genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.

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(astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.

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The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alteration; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a variation of color in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language.

Variationnoun

Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change.

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Change of termination of words, as in declension, conjugation, derivation, etc.

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Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original shall still preserve their identity.

Variationnoun

One of the different arrangements which can be made of any number of quantities taking a certain number of them together.

Variationnoun

an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

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an activity that varies from a norm or standard;

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a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

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something a little different from others of the same type;

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an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard;

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the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

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(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

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(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

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(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

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the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard;

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a change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits

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a deviation of a celestial body from its mean orbit or motion.

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a change in the value of a function due to small changes in the values of its argument or arguments.

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the angular difference between true north and magnetic north at a particular place.

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the occurrence of an organism in more than one distinct colour or form.

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a different or distinct form or version of something

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a version of a theme, modified in melody, rhythm, harmony, or ornamentation, so as to present it in a new but still recognizable form

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a solo dance as part of a performance