variant
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈvɛəriənt/
- Specialized
:
variable
- The researchers studied the variants of the dataset to understand how different factors influenced the results.
- variant task
- gender-variant
- fertility variants
Examples
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In mathematics, a variant is used to describe a variable that can have different values in an equation.
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Statistics have been developed that are based on the frequency of rare protein variants.
Academic text (2002) -
However, scientists have come up with a variant of laser cooling that can be used for semiconductors.
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There are a number of gene variants in this pathway that allow us to metabolize exposures such as cigarette smoke.
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Of course, we identify key symptoms of Omicron, how they differed from the various alpha and delta variants, which we also tracked.
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Volatility swaps cannot be hedged by a static portfolio of options, but they can be hedged with variant swaps for small moves.
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If the genetic compatibility of vaccine strains with epidemic variants can be accomplished, influenza vaccines would work effectively to prevent infection.
Academic text (2016) -
In statistics, a variant can represent a change in data that occurs due to random fluctuations.
Synonyms
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A number or symbol that can have different values
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A number that can have different values by chance, with a known chance for each value
A number or value that can change by chance
A number that can take different values by chance, for example a dice roll outcome
A number that takes different values by chance in statistics to show random results
A number or amount that can change
Antonyms
How Variable
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Variant comes from the old Latin root vari- (from variare) meaning 'change', and it is related to the word variable. So in math a variant is a value or amount that can 'change' or take different numbers.