variance

  1. Noun.  The act of varying or the state of being variable.
  2. Noun.  A difference between what is expected and what happens.
  3. Noun.  The state of differing or being in conflict.
  4. Noun.  A discrepancy, especially between two legal documents.
  5. Noun.  (statistics) The second central moment in probability.

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