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variant variant definition

variant


 
  Grep  of  noun  variant 
  variant 
 
  Overview  of  noun  variant 
 
  The  noun  variant  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  discrepancy,  variance,  variant  --  (an  event  that  departs  from  expectations) 
  2.  form  variant,  strain,  var.  --  ((biology)  a  group  of  organisms  within  a  species  that  differ  in  trivial  ways  from  similar  groups;  "a  new  strain  of  microorganisms") 
  3.  random  variable,  variate,  variant,  stochastic  variable,  chance  variable  --  (a  variable  quantity  that  is  random) 
  4.  version,  variant,  variation  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  variant 
 
  The  adj  variant  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  variant  --  (differing  from  a  norm  or  standard;  "a  variant  spelling") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  variant 
 
  1  sense  of  variant 
 
  Sense  1 
  variant 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  different)  ->  same 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  variant 
 
  1  sense  of  variant 
 
  Sense  1 
  variant 
  =>  different  (vs.  same) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  variant 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  variant 
 
  variant  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  variant 
  invariant 
  variant 
 
  Overview  of  noun  variant 
 
  The  noun  variant  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  discrepancy,  variance,  variant  --  (an  event  that  departs  from  expectations) 
  2.  form  variant,  strain,  var.  --  ((biology)  a  group  of  organisms  within  a  species  that  differ  in  trivial  ways  from  similar  groups;  "a  new  strain  of  microorganisms") 
  3.  random  variable,  variate,  variant,  stochastic  variable,  chance  variable  --  (a  variable  quantity  that  is  random) 
  4.  version,  variant,  variation  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  variant 
 
  The  adj  variant  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  variant  --  (differing  from  a  norm  or  standard;  "a  variant  spelling") 



variant definition