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variant
('v/(@)/r/i//@/nt )

adjective (a)

  • Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an event that departs from expectations(noun.event)
    Synonym:
    discrepancy, variance
    source: wordnet30
  • (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups(noun.group)
    Synonym:
    form, strain, var.
    source: wordnet30
  • a variable quantity that is random(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variate
    source: wordnet30
  • something a little different from others of the same type(noun.cognition)
    Example:
    A variant of the same word.
    Synonym:
    edition, variation, version
    source: wordnet30
  • Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • differing from a norm or standard(adj.all)
    Example:
    A variant spelling.
    source: wordnet30
  • exhibiting variation and change(adj.all)
    Example:
    Letters variant in size.
    source: wordnet30
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