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VARIANT

Definition:

1. [noun] an event that departs from expectations
   Synonyms: discrepancy, variance
   
   
2. [noun] (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
   Synonyms: form, strain, var.
   
   
3. [noun] a variable quantity that is random
   Synonyms: random variable, variate, stochastic variable, chance variable
   
   
4. [noun] 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"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
   Synonyms: version, variation, edition
   
   
5. [adjective] differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
   
   

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