division vs variance

division and variance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
division	Yes	No	No	No
variance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, division and variance are synonyms defined as:

division (noun)	variance (noun)
the act or process of dividing	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed	an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole	the quality of being subject to variation
discord that splits a group	the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
an army unit large enough to sustain combat	discord that splits a group
a group of ships of similar type	an event that departs from expectations
a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
an administrative unit in government or business
(botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
a league ranked by quality