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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVariance
/ˈvɛə.ri.əns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.
"There is a significant variance in the test scores among the students." - 2
In statistics, a measure of how far a set of numbers are spread out from their average value.
"The variance of the data set indicates how much the values differ from the mean."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'variance' originates from the Latin 'variantia', meaning 'difference' or 'diversity', which evolved through Middle English. Its usage has shifted to denote statistical measures of dispersion in modern contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Variance" is said worldwide
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variance
Transliteration: vaʁjɑ̃s
"Il y a une variance significative dans les résultats des tests."
Varianz
Transliteration: vaˈʁi̯ants
"Die Varianz der Testergebnisse ist signifikant."
varianza
Transliteration: vaˈriantsa
"C'è una varianza significativa nei punteggi dei test."
varianza
Transliteration: baɾjanθa
"Hay una varianza significativa en los resultados de las pruebas."
variância
Transliteration: vaɾiˈɐ̃siɐ
"Há uma variância significativa nos resultados dos testes."
विविधता
Transliteration: vividhata
"परीक्षा के परिणामों में विविधता महत्वपूर्ण है।"
方差
Transliteration: fāngchā
"测试结果的方差显著。"
분산
Transliteration: bunsan
"시험 결과의 분산이 중요합니다."
分散
Transliteration: bunsan
"テスト結果の分散は重要です。"
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