Variance

What do we mean by variance?

The state or quality of being variant or variable; variation. noun

Difference or inconsistency. noun

The state or fact of being in disagreement or in conflict. noun

A discrepancy between two statements or documents, especially between the charge in a criminal indictment and the evidence presented. noun

An exception to the application of a usual rule, granted by an authority on the basis of hardship or practicality. noun

The square of the standard deviation. noun

The number of thermodynamic variables, such as temperature and pressure, required to specify a state of equilibrium of a system, given by the phase rule; the degrees of freedom of a system. noun

In physical chemistry, that property of a chemical system which is expressed by the equation V = c + 2 — φ, where V is the variance, c the number of independent components, and φ the number of phases in which the system may exist. Systems are said to be invariant, univariant, bivariant, multivariant, etc., according to the value of V. noun

The state of being or the act of becoming variant; alteration; variation; change; difference. noun

In law, a discrepancy: Between pleadings and proof, as where a complaint mentions a wrong date, or the facts prove to be different from what was alleged. noun

Between the form of the writ or process by which the action was commenced and the form of the declaration or complaint. noun

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

Variableness; inconstancy. noun

In a state of controversy or dissension; in a state of opposition or enmity. noun

Synonyms and Disagreement, etc. See difference. noun

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

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

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. noun

The act of varying or the state of being variable.

A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.

The state of differing or being in conflict.

An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.

A discrepancy between two legal documents.

A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.

The second central moment in probability.

The number of degrees of freedom in a system.

Covariance and contravariance generally.

A. The act of varying. b. The state or quality of being variant or variable; a variation. c. A difference between what is expected and what actually occurs. 2. The state or fact of differing or of being in conflict. Urban Dictionary

1. Variance that is reconciled 2. Variance that is known and reconciled 3. Known variance just because 4. Known variance because we know it is a variance 5. Known variance that will not be resolved 6. Variance that is know and reconciled, however not sure what to do with the variance or clear. Urban Dictionary

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Words that rhyme with variance:
invariance.

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Nouns that are often described by the adjective variance:
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