Definition: an activity that varies from a norm or standard
Usage: any variation in his routine was immediately reported
Similar words: activity
Definition: any specific behavior
Usage: they avoided all recreational activity
Synonyms: variance
Definition: an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
Usage: a zoning variance
Similar words: dispensation
Definition: an exemption from some rule or obligation
Synonyms: variability, variableness, variance
Definition: the quality of being subject to variation
Similar words: changeability, changeableness
Definition: the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change
Usage: the changeableness of the weather
Synonyms: divergence, disagreement, discrepancy, variance
Definition: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
Usage: a growing divergence of opinion
Similar words: difference
Definition: the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
Usage: there are many differences between jazz and rock
Synonyms: 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
Similar words: moment
Definition: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
Definition: discord that splits a group
Similar words: discord, dissension
Definition: disagreement among those expected to cooperate
Synonyms: discrepancy, variance, variant
Definition: an event that departs from expectations
Similar words: departure, deviation, difference, divergence
Definition: a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
Usage: the deviation from the mean