Definition of 'variance'
Noun
- an event that departs from expectations
Synonyms: discrepancy variant - discord that splits a group
Synonyms: division - the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion"
Synonyms: discrepancy disagreement divergence - the quality of being subject to variation
Synonyms: variability variableness
Antonyms: invariability invariableness invariance invariability invariableness invariance - an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance"
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
Synonyms: variation
