variance

nouns

an event that departs from expectations

discord that splits a group

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

variance

domain category

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

statistics

is a type of (narrower)

the n-th moment of a distribution is the expected value of the n-th power of the deviations from a fixed value

moment

a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

"a growing divergence of opinion"

disagreement, discrepancy, divergence, variance

the quality of being subject to variation

variability, variableness, variance

is derived from

variable

an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)

"a zoning variance"

variance

is a type of (narrower)

an exemption from some rule or obligation

dispensation

an activity that varies from a norm or standard

"any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

variance, variation

is derived from

variant

is derived from

vary