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| var·i·ant [ vérree ənt ] |
adjective |
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1. differing slightly: having or showing a difference from the norm
  variant pronunciations of common words
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2. changeable: tending or likely to change
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noun (plural var·i·ants) |
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1. slightly different form: something that differs slightly from the norm
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2. linguistics different form or spelling of word: a form or spelling of a word or phrase that differs from the standard one
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3. statistics
Same as random variable
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| [14th century. French, < varier "vary" < Latin variare (see vary)] |
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