Definitions for variant
ˈvɛər i əntvari·ant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce variant?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

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. Vivek Murthy:

   The student community corps is really intended to provide young people with the resources and support that they need to go out there and talk to their classmates, to their family members, and to their friends and help them get the information they need to get vaccinated. And sometimes that's information about the nature of the vaccine, sometimes it's information about the variants, the Delta variant, sometimes it's information about long Covid symptoms and the risks of going unvaccinated.

2. Laith Abu-Raddad:

   Those who got infected with a pre-Omicron variant now have really limited protection against the infection of BA.4 or BA.5, so they can not really count on natural immunity to protect them, those who get infected more recently with an Omicron variant, they have pretty good strong immunity -- but of course not total immunity -- against reinfection.

3. Rochelle Walensky:

   We know what we need to do against Delta, and that is get vaccinated, get boosted if you're eligible and continue all of those prevention measures, including masking. And those are very likely to work against the Omicron variant.

4. Denis McDonough:

   We're mandating vaccines for Title 38 employees because it's the best way to keep Veterans safe, especially as the Delta variant spreads across the country.

5. Van Balen:

   The Delta variant's definitely The Delta variant.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=variant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Variant
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variant
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=variant