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