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Meaning of variance

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  variance
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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