noun an event that departs from expectations.
— synonyms: discrepancy, variant
noun discord that splits a group.
— synonyms: division
noun the second moment around the mean.
noun a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.
— synonyms: discrepancy, disagreement, divergence
noun the quality of being subject to variation.
— synonyms: variability, variableness
noun an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation).
noun an activity that varies from a norm or standard.
— synonyms: variation
Examples
“Depending on the variance of the type constructor, the subtyping relation of the simple types may be either preserved, reversed, or ignored for the respective complex types.”