A random variable is definitely a constant if the variance is zero.
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Variance
//ˈvɛə.ɹi.əns//
Synonyms for "variance" (122 found)
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Strong matches (36)
Related words (61)
dividednessdropping outfactionfar cryfluctuationheterogeneityin disagreementin disputeinaccordanceincompatibilityincongruityinconsistencyinconsonanceinequalityinharmoniousnessinharmonyirreconcilabilityjarringlawlessnessminority opinion
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mischiefmisunderstandingmixturenegationnonagreementnonassentnonconcurrencenonconformitynonconsentoddsoppositionoppugnancyothernesspolarizationquarrelrecusancerecusancyrejectionrepudiationrepugnanceriftschismsecessionseparatenessseparationseveringstrifeunconformityundergroundunharmoniousnessunlikenessunorthodoxyvariabilityvariegationvarietywithdrawal
Noun(5 words)
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4 entriesderived
9 entrieshas context
3 entriesis a
3 entriesrelated to
14 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 21 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَبَايُن noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Basque
1 entries- bariantza noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Bulgarian
4 entries- несъотве́тствие noun (discrepancy, especially between two legal documents)
- променливост noun (act of varying or the state of being variable)
- различие noun (difference between what is expected and what happens)
- разногла́сие noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 方差 noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
- 變異數 /变异数 noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Czech
1 entries- rozptyl noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Danish
1 entries- varians noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Dutch
4 entries- afwijkend noun (act of varying or the state of being variable)
- contradictorisch noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
- onverwacht noun (difference between what is expected and what happens)
- tegenspraak noun (discrepancy, especially between two legal documents)
Finnish
4 entries- erimielisyys noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
- eripuraisuus noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
- poikkeama noun (difference between what is expected and what happens)
- ristiriita noun (discrepancy, especially between two legal documents)
French
1 entries- variance noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Georgian
4 entries- განსხვავება noun (act of varying or the state of being variable)
- სხვადასხვაობა noun (act of varying or the state of being variable)
- უთანხმოება noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
- ურთიერთწინააღმდეგობა noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
German
1 entries- Varianz noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Indonesian
2 entries- ragam noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
- variansi noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Italian
1 entries- varianza noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Japanese
1 entries- 分散 noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Malay
1 entries- varians noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Polish
1 entries- wariancja noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Portuguese
2 entries- variância noun (act of varying or the state of being variable)
- variância noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Romanian
4 entries- contradicție noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
- diferență noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
- discrepanță noun (discrepancy, especially between two legal documents)
- variație noun (difference between what is expected and what happens)
Russian
4 entries- диспе́рсия noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
- несоотве́тствие noun (discrepancy, especially between two legal documents)
- отклоне́ние noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
- противоре́чие noun (state of differing or being in conflict)
Spanish
1 entries- varianza noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Tagalog
1 entries- alig noun (second central moment in probability (statistics))
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
You can't describe the result of a non-parametric test with a statistical parameter such as variance.
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I need to calculate the mean and the variance.
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In other words, the definition in rural communities of what it means to be poor is at variance with definitions used by the government.
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