Variance - Definition

n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn:
discrepancy, variance, variant]
2: discord that splits a group [syn: division, variance]
3: the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the
square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean
value
4: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions;
"a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: discrepancy,
disagreement, divergence, variance]
5: the quality of being subject to variation [syn:
variability, variableness, variance] [ant:
invariability, invariableness, invariance]
6: an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or
regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning
variance"
7: an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any
variation in his routine was immediately reported" [syn:
variation, variance]