[U,C] (formal) the amount by which sth changes or is different from sth else:
variance in temperature / pay * a note with subtle variances of pitch
IDIOMS
at variance (with sb/sth) (formal) disagreeing with or opposing sb/sth:
These conclusions are totally at variance with the evidence. * He uttered a string of oaths, so oddly at variance with his usual smooth and civilized manner.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for variance is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is variance a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, variance is tagged as noun.
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