All 3 Uses of
variance
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- No, I repeat again, that nothing shall induce me to renew attempts evidently at variance with the Almighty's pleasure.†
Chpt 15-16variance = difference
- Are you at variance with the Englishman?†
Chpt 69-70 *
- "Listen," said Monte Cristo; "I have had little to do with it, for I am at variance both with the father-in-law and the young man; there is only Mademoiselle Eugenie, who appears but little charmed with the thoughts of matrimony, and who, seeing how little I was disposed to persuade her to renounce her dear liberty, retains any affection for me."†
Chpt 85-86
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.