an activity that varies from a norm or standard | the act of dispensing (giving out in portions) |
an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation) | an exemption from some rule or obligation |
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions | a share that has been dispensed or distributed |
the quality of being subject to variation | |
the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value | |
discord that splits a group | |
an event that departs from expectations | |