variance
English Thesaurus
1. an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | activity, |
| definition | : | any specific behavior (noun.act) |
2. an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | dispensation, |
| definition | : | an exemption from some rule or obligation (noun.act) |
3. the quality of being subject to variation (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | changeability, changeableness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being changeable; having a marked tendency to change (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | variedness, |
| definition | : | characterized by variation (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | variegation, |
| definition | : | variability in coloration (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | personal equation, |
| definition | : | variability attributable to individual differences (noun.attribute) |
4. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | difference, |
| definition | : | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar (noun.attribute) |
5. the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | 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 (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | covariance, |
| definition | : | (statistics) the mean value of the product of the deviations of two variates from their respective means (noun.cognition) |
| domain category | : | statistics, |
| definition | : | a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters (noun.cognition) |
6. discord that splits a group (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | discord, dissension, |
| definition | : | disagreement among those expected to cooperate (noun.communication) |
7. an event that departs from expectations (noun.event)
8. an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act)
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
9. the quality of being subject to variation (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | variable, |
| definition | : | (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | variable, |
| definition | : | liable to or capable of change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | variable, varying, |
| definition | : | marked by diversity or difference (adj.all) |
10. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | divergent, |
| definition | : | diverging from another or from a standard (adj.all) |
11. an event that departs from expectations (noun.event)
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
12. an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun.act)
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
13. the quality of being subject to variation (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | variable, |
| definition | : | (used of a device) designed so that a property (as e.g. light) can be varied (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | variable, |
| definition | : | liable to or capable of change (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | variable, varying, |
| definition | : | marked by diversity or difference (adj.all) |
14. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | divergent, |
| definition | : | diverging from another or from a standard (adj.all) |
15. an event that departs from expectations (noun.event)
| derivation | : | variant, |
| definition | : | differing from a norm or standard (adj.all) |
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