moment vs variance

variance vs moment

moment and variance both are nouns.

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

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

moment: the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value
variance: the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

Other hyponyms of moment include second moment.

moment (noun)	variance (noun)
having important effects or influence	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value	an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
a turning force produced by an object acting at a distance (or a measure of that force)	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
a particular point in time	the quality of being subject to variation
an indefinitely short time	the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
at this time	discord that splits a group
	an event that departs from expectations

Difference between moment and variance

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