variance

[ vair-ee-uh ns ]
/ ˈvɛər i əns /
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noun

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Idioms for variance

    at variance,
    1. (of things) in a state of difference or disagreement.
    2. (of persons) in a state of controversy or dissension: at variance with one's superiors.

Origin of variance

1300–50; Middle English < Latin variantia, equivalent to vari(āre) to vary) + -antia -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM variance

non·var·i·ance, nounself-var·i·ance, noun

Words nearby variance

variable star, variable-density wind tunnel, variable-geometry, variable-pitch, variable-rate, variance, variant, variant creutzfeldt-jakob disease, variate, variation, varication
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Words related to at variance

conflicting, uncertain, illogical, incompatible, unpredictable, contrary, irreconcilable, erratic, contrasting, disparate, distinct, distinctive, peculiar, offbeat, diverse, various, particular, distant, other, divergent

British Dictionary definitions for at variance

variance
/ (ˈvɛərɪəns) /

noun

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Medical definitions for at variance

variance
[ vâr′ē-əns, văr′- ]

n.

The state or quality of being variant or variable; a variation.
The state or fact of differing or of being in conflict.
The square of the standard deviation.
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Idioms and Phrases with at variance

at variance

Differing, discrepant; also, in a state of conflict. For example, John's and Mary's answers are at variance means that their answers do not agree, or John was at variance with his in-laws means that he strongly disagreed or quarreled with them. [Early 1500s]

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