variant

n. that which differs somewhat from the norm

Variant may refer to: Z-variantVariant Chinese characterChess variantList of poker variantsTetris variantsOrthographical variantVariant symlinksVariant InteractiveVariant magazineVariant type, in programming languagesVolkswagen Variant, the German make's special term for station wagons till today
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Noun
1. an event that departs from expectations
(synonym) discrepancy, variance
(hypernym) deviation, divergence, departure, difference
(derivation) deviate, vary, diverge, depart
2. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
(synonym) form, strain, var.
(hypernym) taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
(member-holonym) species
(classification) biology, biological science
3. a variable quantity that is random
(synonym) random variable, variate, stochastic variable, chance variable
(hypernym) variable, variable quantity
4. something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
(synonym) version, variation, edition
(hypernym) type
(derivation) change, alter, vary
Adjective
1. differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
(similar) different

adj. varying, changing

adj. variant

v. vary, change, alter