noun#8,158 by frequency
variance
/ˈvɛə.ɹi.əns/
The second central moment in probability; the square of the standard deviation; The act of varying or the state of being variable; A difference between what is expected and what is observed
- plural
- variances
Meanings
- 1
The second central moment in probability; the square of the standard deviation
- 2
The act of varying or the state of being variable
- 3
A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation
- 4
The state of differing or being in conflict
- 5
An official permit to do something that is ordinarily forbidden by regulationsrare
- 6
A discrepancy between two legal documentsrare
- 7
A departure from a cause of action originally in a complaintrare
- 8
The number of degrees of freedom in a systemrare
- 9
Covariance and contravariance generallyrare