Main entry: edition, variant, variation, version
Definition: something a little different from others of the same type
Usage: an experimental version of the night fighter; a variant of the same word; an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone; the boy is a younger edition of his father
Main entry: random variable, variant, variate, stochastic variable, chance variable
Definition: a variable quantity that is random
Main entry: discrepancy, variance, variant
Definition: an event that departs from expectations
Main entry: form, strain, var., variant
Definition: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
Usage: a new strain of microorganisms
Main entry: variant
Definition: differing from a norm or standard
Usage: a variant spelling
Main entry: variant
Definition: exhibiting variation and change
Usage: letters variant in size