VARIANCE

• (noun) an activity that varies from a norm or standard

  "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

  synonyms : variation

• (noun) an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)

  "a zoning variance"

• (noun) the quality of being subject to variation

  synonyms : variability , variableness

• (noun) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

  "a growing divergence of opinion"

  synonyms : disagreement , discrepancy , divergence

• (noun) the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

• (noun) discord that splits a group

  synonyms : division

• (noun) an event that departs from expectations

  synonyms : discrepancy , variant

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