What does variant mean?

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ˈvɛər i əntvari·ant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. discrepancy, variance, variantnoun

    an event that departs from expectations

  2. form, variant, strain, var.noun

    (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

    "a new strain of microorganisms"

  3. random variable, variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variablenoun

    a variable quantity that is random

  4. version, variant, variation, editionadjective

    something a little different from others of the same type

    "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

  5. variantadjective

    differing from a norm or standard

    "a variant spelling"

  6. variantadjective

    exhibiting variation and change

    "letters variant in size"

Wiktionary

  1. variantnoun

    Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

  2. variantnoun

    A different sequence of a gene (locus).

  3. variantnoun

    A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

  4. variantadjective

    Showing variety, diverse.

  5. variantadjective

    Showing deviation or disagreement.

  6. variantadjective

    Variable.

  7. Etymology: Recorded since c.1380, from variant, from varians, the present active participle of vario.

ChatGPT

  1. variant

    A variant is a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms or versions. It could refer to an alternative or modified version of a gene, computer virus, product, character in literature, or other items or entities that exhibit variations. It may refer to some form of diversity or deviation from the original or standard type or form.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Variantadjective

    varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse

  2. Variantadjective

    changeable; changing; fickle

  3. Variantnoun

    something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word

  4. Etymology: [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to change: cf. F. variant. See Vary.]

Wikidata

  1. Variant

    Variant is a free cultural magazine based in Glasgow, Scotland, and founded in 1984. Available in both print and internet editions, it is distributed mainly though arts and cultural institutions through Britain and Ireland. Although nominally an arts and cultural bulletin, the magazine also deals with broader social and political issues, often from a left-leaning perspective. 15,000 copies are distributed per issue. Volume 1 ran from issue 1 to 16, almost twice a year; volume 2 is running from issue 1 to current issue 33, two or three times a year. Contributors have included people such as cultural theorist Angela McRobbie, artist Mark Pawson, etc.

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    Rank popularity for the word 'variant' in Nouns Frequency: #2923

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of variant in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of variant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of variant in a Sentence

  1. Jens Spahn:

    But it's true. With the highly contagious delta variant this is very, very likely and that's why we are recommending vaccination so urgently.

  2. Eric Topol:

    The abrupt rise in UK Delta variant cases will not only engender more long Covid, but has also already resulted in more severe illness, with hospitalizations and deaths. Taking more time to further improve vaccination rates should help reduce the toll of this superspreader strain.

  3. Mukaibar Shah:

    Now those scoundrels have started another rumor of Kent Covid variant through media to loot common men. There is no danger of Corona Virus in politicians rally where lakhs of people are called by paying wages from tax payers money and not seen even in farmers' protest

  4. Christian Menefee:

    One domino fell and then everybody just decided school is about to come in session, the Delta variant is spreading like wildfire, hospitalizations are up, ICU capacity is down... it's time for the courts to weigh in on this issue.

  5. Rochelle Walensky:

    These recommendations are another example of our fundamental commitment to protect as many people as possible from COVID-19. The evidence shows that all three COVID-19 vaccines authorized in United States are safe -- as demonstrated by the over 400 million vaccine doses already given. And, they are all highly effective in reducing the risk of severe disease, hospitalization, and death, even in the midst of the widely circulating Delta variant.

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