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variant n. [
discrepancy, variance] an event that departs from expectations
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variant s. differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
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variant n. [
form, strain, var.] (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
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variant s. exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size"
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variant n. [
random variable, variate, stochastic variable, chance variable] a variable quantity that is random
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