variant

Meaning

Adj

1. Showing variety, diverse.
2. Showing deviation or disagreement.
3. (obsolete) Variable.
4. Covariant and/or contravariant.

Noun

1. Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
2. A different sequence of a gene (locus).
3. A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
4. One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

Synonyms

version

variation

alternative

chance variable

varying

various

varied

variate

variance

strain

reading

random variable

modification

discrepancy

edition

var.

stochastic variable

divers

different

form

mutant

mutation

variable

devious

dialect

difference

varietysport

differentiation

digressive

degenerate

discrepant

distinct

divergent

aberrance

diverse

diversified

conversion

exception

fickle

fluctuating

sport

hybrid

irregular

miscellaneous

contrast

modified

text of a book

sallying forth

mutations

odds

option

outgrowth

patois

choppy

choice

releases

remittent

rendering

shifty

spinoff

checkered

sundries

transfer

transference

transposition

aberrant

changeful

changeable

atypical

variational

anomaly

variety

anomalous

analogue

alternating

versions

volatile

another story

by-form

alterative

ever-changing

lect

abnormal

strange tale

derivation

derive

derogation

deviant

deviate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛəɹi.ənt/

Etymology

Recorded since c.1380, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”).

Sentences

The paper presents a variant of a hidden Markov model for images .