Definition of variance

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • variance is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • variance is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • variance is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of variance


  • a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. disagreement
    2. discrepancy
    3. divergence
  • an activity that varies from a norm or standard (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. variation
  • discord that splits a group (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. division
  • an event that departs from expectations (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. discrepancy
    2. variant
  • the quality of being subject to variation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. variability
    2. variableness
  • an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation) (noun)

    Examples

    1. a zoning variance
  • the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value (noun)

See definition of variance in Merriam Webster