variety

  1. Noun.  A specific variation of something.
  2. Noun.  A state of constant change.
  3. Noun.  (taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification, below species and subspecies.
  4. Noun.  (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system.
  5. Noun.  (cybernetics) Logarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
  6. Noun.  (linguistics) a term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.
  7. Noun.  (algebra) The class of all algebraic structures of a given signature satisfying a given set of identities.

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