VARIANT

• (noun) something a little different from others of the same type

  "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"

  synonyms : edition , variation , version

• (noun) a variable quantity that is random

  synonyms : chance variable , random variable , stochastic variable , variate

• (noun) an event that departs from expectations

  synonyms : discrepancy , variance

• (noun) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

  "a new strain of microorganisms"

  synonyms : form , strain , var.

• (adj.) differing from a norm or standard

  "a variant spelling"

• (adj.) exhibiting variation and change

  "letters variant in size"

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