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Word of the day
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May 29
variety
n
(
countable
)
A
deviation
or
difference
.
A
specific
variation
of something.
(
biology
,
loosely
)
An
animal
or
plant
(or a
group
of such animals or plants) with
characteristics
causing
it to
differ
from other animals or plants of the same
species
; a
cultivar
.
(
botany
,
taxonomy
)
A
rank
in a
taxonomic
classification
below
species
and (if
present
)
subspecies
, and above
form
; hence, an
organism
of that rank.
(
linguistics
)
A specific form of a
language
,
neutral
to whether that form is an
accent
,
dialect
,
register
, etc., and to its
prestige
level
; an
isolect
or
lect
.
(
philately
)
A
stamp
, or
set
of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as
colour
,
paper
, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same
issue
, especially if such differences are
intentionally
introduced
.
A
collection
or
number
of
different
things
.
(
algebra
)
In
universal algebra
: an
equational class
; the
class
of all
algebraic
structures
of a
given
signature
,
satisfying
a given set of
identities
.
(
algebraic geometry
)
Ellipsis
of
algebraic variety
(
“
the set of
solutions
of a given
system
of
polynomial equations
over the
real
or
complex numbers
; any of certain
generalisations
of such a set that
preserves
the
geometric
intuition
implicit
in the
original
definition
”
)
.
(
cybernetics
)
The
total
number
of
distinct
states
of a system; also, the
logarithm
to the
base
2
of the total number of distinct states of a system.
(
radio
,
television
,
theater
)
Ellipsis
of
variety performance
.
or
variety show
(
“
a
type
of
entertainment
featuring
a
succession
of
short
,
unrelated
performances
by
various
artistes
such as (
depending
on the
medium
)
acrobats
,
comedians
,
dancers
,
magicians
,
singers
, etc.
”
)
.
(
uncountable
)
The
quality
of being
varied
;
diversity
.
(
radio
,
television
,
theater
)
The
kind
of entertainment
given
in variety
performances
or
shows
; also, the
production
of, or
performance
in, variety performances or shows.
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