Variant - Definition

adj 1: differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
2: exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size"
n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn:
discrepancy, variance, variant]
2: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ
in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of
microorganisms" [syn: form, variant, strain, var.]
3: a variable quantity that is random [syn: random variable,
variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance
variable]
4: something a little different from others of the same type;
"an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of
the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a
grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
[syn: version, variant, variation, edition]