1. (

• discrepancy ,
• variance ,
• variant

) an event that departs from expectations ;

2. (

• division ,
• variance

) discord that splits a group ;

3. (

• variance

) the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value ;

4. (

• discrepancy ,
• disagreement ,
• divergence ,
• variance

) a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" ;

5. (

• variability ,
• variableness ,
• variance ,

) the quality of being subject to variation ;

6. (

• variance ,

) an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation); "a zoning variance" ;

7. (

• variation ,
• variance

) an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" ;