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Meaning of variant

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

  variant
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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