variance

Definitions

The fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent.

A discrepancy between two or more items that should be in agreement.

A statistical measure of the dispersion of a set of values from their mean.

Examples

There is a significant variance in the test scores among the students in the class.

The company analyzed the variance between the projected budget and the actual expenses.

Synonyms

discrepancy divergence disparity fluctuation inconsistency deviation variation

Antonyms

conformity consistency agreement uniformity accord sameness stability