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Webster 1913 Edition


Variance

Va′ri-ance

,
Noun.
[L.
variantia
.]
1.
The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.
2.
Difference that produces dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.
That which is the strength of their amity shall prove the immediate author of their
variance
.
Shakespeare
3.
(Law)
A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, – as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof.
Bouvier.
At variance
,
in disagreement; in a state of dissension or controversy; at enmity.
“What cause brought him so soon at variance with himself?”
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Variance

VA'RIANCE

,
Noun.
[See Vary.]
1.
In law, an alteration of something formerly laid in a writ; or a difference between a declaration and a writ, or the deed on which it is grounded.
2.
Any alteration or change of condition.
3.
Difference that produces dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord. A mere variance may become a war. Without a spirit of condescension, there will be an everlasting variance.
1.
At variance, in disagreement; in a state of difference or want of agreement.
2.
In a state of dissension or controversy; in a state of enmity.

Definition 2024


variance

variance

English

Alternative forms

Noun

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


French

Etymology

From Latin variantia.

Pronunciation

Noun

variance f (plural variances)

  1. variance