Both Uses of
variance
in
Jane Eyre
- It is a point difficult to fix where the features and countenance are so much at variance as in your case.†
p. 145.8 *variance = difference
- You have introduced a topic on which our natures are at variance — a topic we should never discuss: the very name of love is an apple of discord between us.†
p. 471.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(variance) differenceThe exact meaning of variance is subject to its context. For example:
- "There is a huge variance in how people respond to the medication." -- difference
- "50% of the variance is explained by genetics." -- amount of difference
- "Her speech was at variance with her actions." -- different than
- "Her speech was at variance from others." -- different from
- "Their main points of variance..." -- difference
- "There is little variance in quality." -- difference between similar things
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Perhaps the most common specialized sense of variance refers to government permission to do something differently than is normally allowed. See a comprehensive dictionary for other specialized meanings of variance in statistics and accounting.