variance

English

Alternative forms

• variaunce

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

The act of varying or the state of being variable

• Dutch: afwijkend (nl)

A difference between what is expected and what happens

• Dutch: onverwacht (nl)

The state of differing or being in conflict

• Dutch: contradictorisch (nl)

• Finnish: eripuraisuus, erimielisyys

A discrepancy, especially between two legal documents

• Dutch: tegenspraak (nl)

The second central moment in probability

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

• French: variance (fr) f
• Italian: varianza (it) f

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French

Etymology

From Latin variantia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

variance m (plural variances)

1. variance