variance

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var·i·ance /ˈveəriəns $ ˈver-/ AWL noun

1 be at variance (with somebody/something) formalDIFFERENT if two people or things are at variance with each other, they do not agree or are very different (与某人/某事物)有分歧；(与某人/某事物)有冲突

Tradition and culture are often at variance with the needs of modern living.

传统和文化常常与现代生活的需要有冲突。

Examples from the Corpus

be at variance (with somebody/something)• The Communists were at variance with all their previous allies and there was room for an alternative viewpoint.• Cabinet's vision of the Task Force was at variance with Heseltine's own ideas.• It is quite clear that this thread of non-incrimination is at variance with the recent emphasis on obtaining confession evidence.• The research examines this conclusion since it is at variance with rational economic planning.• Her current statement is at variance with what she said July 10.• There is likely to be material that is at variance with your own views.• This was at variance with the Eurocheque system as exempted by the Commission in 1984.• This shows a Spartan caution which is at variance with their previous bellicosity over Samos.• The Spirit reconciles men who were at variance.

2 [countableC, uncountableU] formalDIFFERENT the amount by which two or more things are different or by which they change 〔数量的〕差异，不一致，变化幅度 → differential

a price variance of 5%

5%的价格差异

3 [countableC] American EnglishAmE law the official permission to do something different from what is normally allowed 豁免，特免

The developer requested a variance to build a shopping center on the east side of town.

开发商要求获得特免，在城东建造一座购物中心。

Examples from the Corpus

variance• The church requested a variance to expand its parking lot.• There was, moreover, a vehemence of utterance and gesture curiously at variance with the reticence of our Virginians.• This was at variance with the Eurocheque system as exempted by the Commission in 1984.• A little variance in forecast numbers may be anticipated as a consequence.• Survey data indicate no variance in church attendance between blue- and white-collar workers.• Tobacco consumption was the most important factor to explain the variance.• The variance explained by these two simulations is 60.8% and 60.6%, respectively.

From Longman Business Dictionary

variancevar·i·ance /ˈveəriənsˈver-/ noun

1[uncountableU] the amount by which two or more things are different

There’s a wide variance in the two sets of data.

2[countableC, uncountableU]ACCOUNTING the difference between what something actually costs and its usual or standard cost, or its cost when calculated earlier

A significant variance is one amounting to more than 10% of the allocated budget.

3[countableC] American EnglishAmELAW an arrangement in which a court of law allows a company to do something that would not normally be allowedSYN BrE exemption

The authoritygranted a variance so the company could install the satellite dish.

4[countableC] American EnglishAmE an arrangement in which a local government authority allows someone to do something to their property that would not normally be allowed

var·i·ance noun

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TOEFL BNC: 7319 COCA: 5027

variance noun
⇨ difference

TOEFL BNC: 7319 COCA: 5027

variance

Difference and differences: difference, contrast, distinction...

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