variance

US /ˈvɛriəns/ UK /ˈvɛəriəns/ See IPA manual

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noun
the fact of differing or disagreeing; a measure of spread in statistics

His account was at variance with the official report.

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From Old French variance, from Latin variantia ('difference'), from variāns, present participle of variāre ('to change, vary'), from varius ('diverse').

variāre Latin varius Latin

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# variance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɛriəns/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvɛəriəns/

## Meanings
1. the fact of differing or disagreeing; a measure of spread in statistics

## Examples
- His account was at variance with the official report.

## Synonyms
- difference
- disagreement
- discrepancy
- divergence
- disparity
- deviation
- conflict

## Antonyms
- agreement
- accord
- conformity
- consistency

## Related Forms
- vary
- variant
- variation
- variable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: variāre
- Root: varius

## Etymology
From Old French variance, from Latin variantia ('difference'), from variāns, present participle of variāre ('to change, vary'), from varius ('diverse').

## AI Etymology
Variance comes from Old French variance, from Latin variantia ('difference'), from variāns, present participle of variāre ('to change, vary'), from varius ('diverse'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the fact of differing or disagreeing; a measure of spread in statistics", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin variāre and Latin varius. Related words include vary, variant, variation, variable.

## Topics
- Mathematics & Measurement

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