variance

English

Alternative forms

• variaunce

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈvæɹiəns/

Etymology

From Old French variance.

Noun

Wikipedia variance (plural variances)

1. The act of varying or the state of being variable
2. A difference between what is expected and what happens
3. The state of differing or being in conflict
4. A discrepancy, especially between two legal documents
5. ​(statistics) The second central moment in probability
6. (computing, programming) covariance and contravariance generally

Translations

act of varying or the state of being variable

• Dutch: afwijkend (nl)

difference between what is expected and what happens

• Dutch: onverwacht (nl)

state of differing or being in conflict

• Dutch: contradictorisch (nl)

• Finnish: eripuraisuus, erimielisyys

discrepancy, especially between two legal documents

• Dutch: tegenspraak (nl)

second central moment in probability

• Czech: rozptyl (cs) m
• Dutch: variantie (nl)
• Finnish: varianssi (fi)

• French: variance (fr) f
• Italian: varianza (it) f
• Japanese: 分散 (ja) (bunsan)

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French

Etymology

From Latin variantia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

variance m (plural variances)

1. variance