divergence vs variant

divergence and variant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
divergence	Yes	No	No	No
variant	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, variant is a hyponym of divergence; that is, variant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than divergence:

Other hyponyms of divergence include discrepancy, variance, driftage, flection, flexion, inflection.

divergence (noun)	variant (noun)
the act of moving away in different direction from a common point	a variable quantity that is random
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions	something a little different from others of the same type
an infinite series that has no limit	an event that departs from expectations
a variation that deviates from the standard or norm	(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

divergence (adjective)	variant (adjective)
	differing from a norm or standard
	exhibiting variation and change