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variance meaning

EN[ˈvæɹiənts]
WVariance
  • In probability theory and statistics, variance measures how far a set of numbers is spread out.
  • An equivalent measure is the square root of the variance, called the standard deviation.
  • The variance is one of several descriptors of a probability distribution.
variance

Meaning of variance for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "variance" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
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    Definiteness: Level 5
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