Variance
noun
A difference or disagreement between two things.
There is a variance between the two accounts of the incident.
Often appears as...
- at variance
- variance with
noun
The quality of being different or diverse.
The variance in this dataset is extremely high.
Often appears as...
- high variance
- low variance
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Technical
noun
The act of officially allowing something that is not usually acceptable.
The city granted a variance to allow for the taller building.
Often appears as...
- granted variance
- variance request
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Formal
Legal
noun
A difference or disagreement between two things.
There is a variance between the two accounts of the incident.
Often appears as...
- at variance
- variance with
noun
The quality of being different or diverse.
The variance in this dataset is extremely high.
Often appears as...
- high variance
- low variance
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The act of officially allowing something that is not usually acceptable.
The city granted a variance to allow for the taller building.
Often appears as...
- granted variance
- variance request
Usage tips
Formal
Legal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'variance' to highlight contrasts in discussions or arguments.
Their opinions were at variance, leading to a heated debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Variance' does not imply a problem; it can simply mean differences.
The colors show variance without clashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Misunderstanding Risk
Avoid confusing 'variance' with 'varied'. Variance is about differences, not range or assortment.
There's a variance in their goals, not a varied list of goals.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'variance' to highlight contrasts in discussions or arguments.
Their opinions were at variance, leading to a heated debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Variance' does not imply a problem; it can simply mean differences.
The colors show variance without clashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Misunderstanding Risk
Avoid confusing 'variance' with 'varied'. Variance is about differences, not range or assortment.
There's a variance in their goals, not a varied list of goals.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Use 'variance' to highlight contrasts in discussions or arguments.
Their opinions were at variance, leading to a heated debate.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Negative
'Variance' does not imply a problem; it can simply mean differences.
The colors show variance without clashing.
Pro Tip 3/3Misunderstanding Risk
Avoid confusing 'variance' with 'varied'. Variance is about differences, not range or assortment.
There's a variance in their goals, not a varied list of goals.
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Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
Each of Shakespeare's works can be placed on that axis, like a data point, based on the number of occurrences of that word. In statistics, the tightness of these points gives us what is known as the variance, an expected range for our data. But, this is only a single characteristic in a very high-dimensional space.
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Thomas Piketty: New...
Some families make huge capital gains. Some made bad investments. So you will always have some mobility in the wealth process. Some people will move up, some people will move down. The important point is that, in any such model, for a given variance of such shocks, the equilibrium level of wealth inequality
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The science of skin...
revealing its variance to be a function of biology. It all centers around melanin, the pigment that gives skin and hair its color. This ingredient comes from skin cells called melanocytes and takes two basic forms. There's eumelanin, which gives rise to a range of brown skin tones,
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Should you trust...
If we asked witnesses to identify the apple in this lineup, for example, we shouldn't be surprised by a unanimous verdict. But in cases where we have reason to expect some natural variance, we should also expect varied distribution. If you toss a coin one hundred times,
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A highly scientific...
But there's variance within this group and it's not efficient to go after all of them, right? So what I've done is created a highly scientific Taxonomy of Haters. I basically took all of the haters, I put them in a petri dish, like a scientist, and this is what I found.
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Are China and the US...
and through cyberattacks on U.S. and global firms. Furthermore, the United States says that the Chinese political system is fundamentally wrong because it's at such fundamental variance to the human rights, democracy, and rule of law that we enjoy
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Time is memory and you...
hours but our subjective perception of each day can vary widely some days go by quickly and others not so quickly so in the moment what produces is variance and how we experience time passing well it turns out that experiences that contain very
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A short history of trans...
claim to know a trans person in real life. So for the other 84 percent, this may seem like a new topic. But trans people are not new. Gender variance is older than you think, and trans people are part of that legacy.
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Why do animals have such...
That makes our bodies go into a decline, which eventually results in disease and death. But if that's consistently true, why the huge variance in aging patterns and lifespan within the animal kingdom?
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Why we make bad...
yet a team of researchers have found that these programs explained only 0.1 percent of the variance in financial behaviors. Not zero, but pretty close to it.
Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
Each of Shakespeare's works can be placed on that axis, like a data point, based on the number of occurrences of that word. In statistics, the tightness of these points gives us what is known as the variance, an expected range for our data. But, this is only a single characteristic in a very high-dimensional space.
Video examples
Thomas Piketty: New...
Some families make huge capital gains. Some made bad investments. So you will always have some mobility in the wealth process. Some people will move up, some people will move down. The important point is that, in any such model, for a given variance of such shocks, the equilibrium level of wealth inequality
Video examples
The science of skin...
revealing its variance to be a function of biology. It all centers around melanin, the pigment that gives skin and hair its color. This ingredient comes from skin cells called melanocytes and takes two basic forms. There's eumelanin, which gives rise to a range of brown skin tones,
Video examples
Should you trust...
If we asked witnesses to identify the apple in this lineup, for example, we shouldn't be surprised by a unanimous verdict. But in cases where we have reason to expect some natural variance, we should also expect varied distribution. If you toss a coin one hundred times,
Video examples
A highly scientific...
But there's variance within this group and it's not efficient to go after all of them, right? So what I've done is created a highly scientific Taxonomy of Haters. I basically took all of the haters, I put them in a petri dish, like a scientist, and this is what I found.
Video examples
Are China and the US...
and through cyberattacks on U.S. and global firms. Furthermore, the United States says that the Chinese political system is fundamentally wrong because it's at such fundamental variance to the human rights, democracy, and rule of law that we enjoy
Video examples
Time is memory and you...
hours but our subjective perception of each day can vary widely some days go by quickly and others not so quickly so in the moment what produces is variance and how we experience time passing well it turns out that experiences that contain very
Video examples
A short history of trans...
claim to know a trans person in real life. So for the other 84 percent, this may seem like a new topic. But trans people are not new. Gender variance is older than you think, and trans people are part of that legacy.
Video examples
Why do animals have such...
That makes our bodies go into a decline, which eventually results in disease and death. But if that's consistently true, why the huge variance in aging patterns and lifespan within the animal kingdom?
Video examples
Why we make bad...
yet a team of researchers have found that these programs explained only 0.1 percent of the variance in financial behaviors. Not zero, but pretty close to it.
Example 1 of 10
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Dominic Grieve
British Politician
Ties of loyalty play an understandably important part in how most MPs interact with their own party and the supporters who have elected and sustained them in their careers. As I know personally it is the strain put on those ties which constitutes the most unpleasant aspect of being at variance with one's own party line.
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Ben Horowitz
English Businessman
As a company gets big, the information that informs decision-making gets massive. Depending upon the prism through which you view the business, your perspective will vary. If two people are in charge, this variance will cause conflict and delay.
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Marcus Buckingham
British Author
CEOs hate variance. It's the enemy. Variance in customer service is bad. Variance in quality is bad. CEOs love processes that are standardized, routinized, predictable. Stamping out variance makes a complex job a bit less complex.
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Alfred de Vigny
French Poet
We shall find in our troubled hearts, where discord reigns, two needs which seem at variance, but which merge, as I think, in a common source - the love of the true, and the love of the fabulous.
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Carol Gilligan
American Psychologist
Women have traditionally deferred to the judgment of men although often while intimating a sensibility of their own which is at variance with that judgment.
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Susie Dent
English Scientist
As a nation we love our dialects, and there is a lot of regional variance in the names for different foods - barmcake, bap or bun anyone?
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Ronald Fisher
English Mathematician
The analysis of variance is not a mathematical theorem, but rather a convenient method of arranging the arithmetic.
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Tammy Abraham
English Athlete
I need more left-footed goals. And shooting from outside the box - I need more variance of finishes.
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Jonathan Swift
Irish Writer
Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
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Nick Kroll
American Actor
The more variance I have in my days, the more exciting each thing is and the more I enjoy doing it.
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Dominic Grieve
British Politician
Ties of loyalty play an understandably important part in how most MPs interact with their own party and the supporters who have elected and sustained them in their careers. As I know personally it is the strain put on those ties which constitutes the most unpleasant aspect of being at variance with one's own party line.
Quote examples
Ben Horowitz
English Businessman
As a company gets big, the information that informs decision-making gets massive. Depending upon the prism through which you view the business, your perspective will vary. If two people are in charge, this variance will cause conflict and delay.
Quote examples
Marcus Buckingham
British Author
CEOs hate variance. It's the enemy. Variance in customer service is bad. Variance in quality is bad. CEOs love processes that are standardized, routinized, predictable. Stamping out variance makes a complex job a bit less complex.
Quote examples
Alfred de Vigny
French Poet
We shall find in our troubled hearts, where discord reigns, two needs which seem at variance, but which merge, as I think, in a common source - the love of the true, and the love of the fabulous.
Quote examples
Carol Gilligan
American Psychologist
Women have traditionally deferred to the judgment of men although often while intimating a sensibility of their own which is at variance with that judgment.
Quote examples
Susie Dent
English Scientist
As a nation we love our dialects, and there is a lot of regional variance in the names for different foods - barmcake, bap or bun anyone?
Quote examples
Ronald Fisher
English Mathematician
The analysis of variance is not a mathematical theorem, but rather a convenient method of arranging the arithmetic.
Quote examples
Tammy Abraham
English Athlete
I need more left-footed goals. And shooting from outside the box - I need more variance of finishes.
Quote examples
Jonathan Swift
Irish Writer
Poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance.
Quote examples
Nick Kroll
American Actor
The more variance I have in my days, the more exciting each thing is and the more I enjoy doing it.
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