variance
nounOPAL W
/ˈveəriəns/
/ˈveriəns/, /ˈværiəns/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)Idioms - the amount by which something changes or is different from something else
- variance in temperature
- a note with subtle variances of pitch
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin variantia ‘difference’, from the verb variare, from varius ‘diverse’.
Idioms
at variance (with somebody/something)
- (formal) disagreeing with or opposing somebody/something
- 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.