Variance - English meaning

phrase

In disagreement

noun

A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

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The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

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Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun

An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs

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[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

noun

A combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.

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The proposed new system suffers from a set of internal contradictions

noun

The fact of something being the complete opposite of something else or very different from something else, so that one of them must be wrong

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You say that you're good friends and yet you don't trust him. isn't that a contradiction?

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A combination of words that is nonsense because some of the words suggest the opposite of some of the others

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Many people think that an honest politician is a contradiction in terms.

noun

The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association.

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The day began cold and blustery, in contrast to almost two weeks of uninterrupted sunshine

verb

Differ strikingly.

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His friend's success contrasted with his own failure

noun

An easily noticed or understood difference between two or more things

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[ u ] she is quite petite, in contrast with her tall sister., [ c ] contrasts between manhattan’s r…

noun

The action of departing from an established course or accepted standard.

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Deviation from a norm

noun

A difference from what is usual or expected

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The letter cited 'significant deviations from current good manufacturing practice'., in a recent an…

noun

The action of being or doing something that is different from the usual or common way of behaving

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Deviation from any deviation from the party philosophy is seen as betrayal., we do not expect any s…

noun

A point or way in which people or things are dissimilar.

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The differences between men and women

verb

Alter (a coat of arms) to distinguish members or branches of a family.

noun

The way in which two things being compared are not the same, or the fact of not being the same

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[ c ] we try to teach the kids the difference between right and wrong., [ c ] we’d like better seat…

noun

Lack of consensus or approval.

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There was some disagreement about the details

noun

A situation in which people have different opinions, or an inability to agree

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[ c ] the candidates had few disagreements about the major issues.

noun

An argument or a situation in which people do not have the same opinion

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Disagreement over we had a disagreement over the fee for the work., disagreement about there is som…

noun

An illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.

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There's a discrepancy between your account and his

noun

An unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained

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There were troubling discrepancies between his public and private opinions on how to balance the bu…

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A difference between two figures, results, etc. that are expected to be the same

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A balance sheet review uncovered discrepancies totalling €30 million., shareholders questioned the …

noun

A difference or contrast between similar things or people.

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I was completely unaware of class distinctions

noun

A difference between two similar things

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[ c ] the comment drew/made a false distinction between domestic and foreign affairs, which are rea…

noun

The quality of being excellent

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Of distinction the city has produced very few writers of distinction.

noun

The process or state of diverging.

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The divergence between primates and other groups

noun

A situation in which two things become different, or the difference between them increases

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A divergence of opinion, the figures reveal a marked divergence between public sector pay settlemen…

noun

The situation in which two things become different

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Divergence between the divergence between the incomes of the rich and the poor countries seems to b…

noun

Lack of proportion or relation between corresponding things.

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Tension is generated by the imbalance of power

noun

A condition in which two or more things are not equally or fairly divided or spread

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A trade imbalance

noun

A situation in which two or more things are not equal in size, power, importance, etc. or in which one group has more advantages than the other

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Imbalance of/in sth the growing gender imbalance in computer science and it fields has many experts…

noun

The state of being incongruous; incompatibility.

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The incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her

noun

The fact that something is incongruous

adjective

Not staying the same throughout.

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The quality of the material was often inconsistent

adjective

If a reason, idea, opinion, etc. is inconsistent, different parts of it do not agree, or it does not agree with something else

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Inconsistent with these findings are inconsistent with those of previous studies.

adjective

Not staying the same in behaviour or quality

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The teacher said that alex's schoolwork was very inconsistent., problems arise if the parents' appr…

noun

A change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically within certain limits.

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Regional variations in house prices

noun

Change in quality, amount, or level

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[ u ] the variation in the price during the past month is startling., [ c ] her movies are all vari…

noun

A change in the amount or level of something

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Unemployment rates for individual counties are not adjusted for seasonal variations., variation in …