variance

• variaunce
• var

From Middle English variance, variaunce, from Old French variance or directly from Anglo-Latin variaunce, veriaunce, wariaunce; all from Latin variantia.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvæɹi.ənts/ (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹi.ənts/ (Mary–marry–merry merger)

variance (countable and uncountable, plural variances)

1. The act of varying or the state of being variable
2. A difference between what is expected and what happens
3. The state of differing or being in conflict
4. A discrepancy, especially between two legal documents
5. (statistics) The second central moment in probability
6. (computing, programming) covariance and contravariance generally

From Latin variantia.

• IPA^(key): /va.ʁjɑ̃s/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃s

variance f (plural variances)

1. variance

• “variance” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).