variance
/ˈvæɹ.i.əns/noun3 syllables
Variance means: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.
Synonyms for variance8
noun, as in a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
noun, as in an event that departs from expectations
noun, as in the quality of being subject to variation
noun, as in discord that splits a group
noun, as in an activity that varies from a norm or standard
What does variance mean?7
noun
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions“a growing divergence of opinion”
an event that departs from expectations
the quality of being subject to variation
discord that splits a group
an activity that varies from a norm or standard“any variation in his routine was immediately reported”
the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)“a zoning variance”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Variance in a sentence
- A random variable is definitely a constant if the variance is zero.Shoyren
- I need to calculate the mean and the variance.bigfellow68
- You can't describe the result of a non-parametric test with a statistical parameter such as variance.marcelostockle
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of variance
as a noun
- plural
- variances