Variance

noun

'vɜriəns

Noun

an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
“a zoning variance”
Type of:Dispensation
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
Similar:Disagreement Discrepancy Divergence
Type of:Difference
an activity that varies from a norm or standard
Similar:Variation
Type of:Activity
discord that splits a group
Similar:Division
Type of:DissensionDiscord
an event that departs from expectations
Similar:Discrepancy Variant
Type of:DepartureDivergenceDeviation
the quality of being subject to variation
Similar:VariabilityVariableness
Type of:ChangeabilityChangeableness
the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
Type of:Moment