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VARIANCE Synonyms

There are 17 synonyms of the word variance. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word variance. (close relations)
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discrepancy
nounn
noun

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• an event that departs from expectations

divergence
nounn
noun

• the act of moving away in different direction from a common point

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• an infinite series that has no limit

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

variation
nounn
noun

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• something a little different from others of the same type

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• the process of varying or being varied

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

contrast
nounn
noun

• the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

• the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

• the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)

verb

• put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

• to show differences when compared; be different

deviation
nounn
noun

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

• the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances

• deviate behavior

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

difference
nounn
noun

• the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

• a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

• a disagreement or argument about something important

• a significant change

• the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend

disparity
nounn
noun

• inequality or difference in some respect

dissimilarity
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dissimilar

dissimilitude
nounn
noun

• dissimilarity evidenced by an absence of likeness

distinction
nounn
noun

• a discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes

• high status importance owing to marked superiority

• a distinguishing difference between similar things or people

• an honor awarded to someone in recognition of achievement or superiority

inconsistency
nounn
noun

• the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

• the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts

inequality
nounn
noun

• lack of equality

disagreement
nounn
noun

• a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

• a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

• the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

division
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

variability
nounn
noun

• the quality of being subject to variation

• the quality of being uneven and lacking uniformity

variableness
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the quality of being subject to variation

variant
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• an event that departs from expectations

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

• a variable quantity that is random

• something a little different from others of the same type

adjective satellite

• differing from a norm or standard

• exhibiting variation and change

Best Hypernyms For VARIANCE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for variance, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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difference activity changeability changeableness departure deviation discord dispensation dissension divergence moment

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