variance vs division

variance and division both are nouns.

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

As nouns, variance and division are synonyms defined as:

variance (noun)	division (noun)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard	the act or process of dividing
an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)	an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions	the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart
the quality of being subject to variation	one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
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
discord that splits a group	an army unit large enough to sustain combat
an event that departs from expectations	a group of ships of similar type
	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