variance
- (countable, uncountable) The act of varying or the state of being variable.
- (countable, uncountable) A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
- (countable, uncountable) The state of differing or being in conflict.
- (countable, uncountable) An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulations.
- (countable, uncountable) A discrepancy between two legal documents.
- (countable, uncountable) A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaint.
- (countable, uncountable) The second central moment in probability.
- (countable, uncountable) The number of degrees of freedom in a system.
- (countable, uncountable) Covariance and contravariance generally.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛː.ɹi.əns/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English variance, variaunce, equivalent to vary + -ance, from Old French variance or directly from Anglo-Latin variaunce, veriaunce, wariaunce; all from Latin variantia.
Related words
variable quantity
variance
varianza
variância
Abweichung
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