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   variance

   /ˈvɛːrɪəns/

   noun

   • 1. the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent: "her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling"
   • ▪ the state or fact of disagreeing or quarrelling: "they were at variance with all their previous allies"
   • ▪ a discrepancy between two statements or documents.
   • ▪ a quantity equal to the square of the standard deviation.
   • 2. an official dispensation from a rule or regulation, typically a building regulation.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin variantia ‘difference’, from the verb variare (see vary).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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