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Variant

🔄 Synonyms of "Variant"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
discrepancynoun	An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
strainnoun	(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
formnoun	(heading, physical) To do with shape.
differentnoun	Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
variancenoun	A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
variationnoun	The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
versionnoun	A specific form or variation of something.
variatenoun	(statistics) Random variable.
random variablenoun	(statistics, loosely) A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Variant"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
variancenoun	A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
variationnoun	The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
variatenoun	(statistics) Random variable.
versionnoun	A specific form or variation of something.
formnoun	(heading, physical) To do with shape.
differentnoun	Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
discrepancynoun	An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
random variablenoun	(statistics, loosely) A quantity whose value is random and to which a probability distribution is assigned, such as the possible outcome of a roll of a dice.
strainnoun	(biology) A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one.
varietynoun	(countable) A collection or number of different things.
variablenoun	(programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
alternatenoun	(US) A substitute; an alternative; one designated to take the place of another, if necessary, in performing some duty.
modificationnoun	The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.
alternativenoun	A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities.
phrasenoun	A short written or spoken expression.
approachnoun	(also figuratively) An act of drawing near in place or time; an advancing or coming near.
wordingnoun	A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
scenarionoun	An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
dialectnoun	(linguistics, broad sense) A variety of a language that is characteristic of a particular area, community, or social group, differing from other varieties of the same language in relatively minor ways as regards grammar, phonology, and lexicon.
replacementnoun	A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.