variance : Idioms & Phrases
A variance
- in disagreement; in a state of dissension or controversy; at enmity. "What cause brought him so soon at variance with himself?" Milton.
Webster 1913
analysis of variance
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noun a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables
ANOVA.
WordNet
at variance
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adjective satellite not in accord
discrepant; dissonant.
- desires at variance with his duty
- widely discrepant statements
