variant vs variance

variance vs variant

variant and variance both are nouns.

variant is an adjective but variance is not an adjective.

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

As nouns, variant and variance are synonyms defined as:

variant and variance: an event that departs from expectations

Other synonyms of variant include discrepancy.

variant (noun)	variance (noun)
a variable quantity that is random	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
something a little different from others of the same type	an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
an event that departs from expectations	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups	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

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

Difference between variant and variance

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