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variance

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  1. discord               
 
vari.ance \'ver-e--*n(t)s, 'var-\ n 1: the fact, quality, or state of being 
   variable or variant : DIFFEREN CE, DEVIATION {yearly ~ in crops} 2: the 
   fact or state of being in disagreement : DISSENSION, DISP UTE 3: a 
   disagreement between two parts of the same legal proceeding that must  be 
   consonant 4: a license to do some act contrary to the usual rule {a zoning 
   ~)> 5: the square of the standard deviation  : not in harmony or agreement  
   - at variance