名词

1. （与…）不一致，相矛盾
If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.

2. 差异;不同
The variance between things is the difference between them.

1. an activity that varies from a norm or standard

e.g. any variation in his routine was immediately reported

Synonym: variation

2. an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)

e.g. a zoning variance

3. the quality of being subject to variation

Synonym: variabilityvariableness

4. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

e.g. a growing divergence of opinion

Synonym: discrepancydisagreementdivergence

5. the second moment around the mean
the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

6. discord that splits a group

Synonym: division

7. an event that departs from expectations

Synonym: discrepancyvariant