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Variant

//ˈvæɹi.ənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Showing variety, diverse.
  2. 2
    Showing deviation or disagreement.
  3. 3
    Variable. obsolete
  4. 4
    Covariant and/or contravariant.
Adjective
  1. 1
    differing from a norm or standard wordnet
  2. 2
    exhibiting variation and change wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

    "All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”."

  2. 2
    something a little different from others of the same type wordnet
  3. 3
    A different sequence of a gene (locus).

    "Most train operators have reduced services with emergency timetables, as they struggle to cope with a rapid increase in staff absences due to the Omicron variant of COVID."

  4. 4
    a variable quantity that is random wordnet
  5. 5
    A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
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  1. 6
    an event that departs from expectations wordnet
  2. 7
    One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

    "The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”."

  3. 8
    (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Recorded since c.1380, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”).

Etymology 2

Recorded since c.1380, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”).

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