Variant

Quick meaning: Variant is an adjective meaning Showing variety, diverse.

Meaning

Showing variety, diverse.

More Meanings

1. Showing deviation or disagreement.
2. (programming) Covariant and/or contravariant.
3. Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
4. (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
5. (programming) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
6. (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
7. (obsolete) Variable.

Example Sentences

The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.

All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.

The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants.

Each member of this group of two or more forms is called a variant. [...] In this case ‘-in’ and ‘-ing’ are variants of the sociolinguistic variable -ing.

Word Forms

• variaunt
• variants

Synonyms for variant

Depending on context, synonyms include discrepancy, strain, form, different, variance, variation.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include variance, variation, variate, version, form, different.

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