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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Variant \Va"ri*ant\, a. [L. varians, p. pr of variare to change: cf F. variant. See {Vary}.] 1. Varying in from character, or the like variable; different; diverse. 2. Changeable; changing; fickle. [Obs.] He is variant, he abit [abides] nowhere. --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Variant \Va"ri*ant\, n. [Cf. F. variante.] 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: variant adj : differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling" n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn: {discrepancy}, {variance}] 2: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: {form}, {strain}, {var.}] 3: a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable}, {variate}] 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" [syn: {version}, {variation}]
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