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var·i·ant

(vâr′ē-ənt, văr′-)

adj.

1. Differing from others of the same kind or from a standard: a variant form of the disease; a book in variant editions.

2. Having or exhibiting variation; varying: a procedure producing variant results.

Something that differs from others of the same kind or from a standard, as a different spelling or pronunciation of a word.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin variāns, variant-, present participle of variāre, to vary; see vary.]

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variant

(ˈvɛərɪənt)

adj

1. liable to or displaying variation

2. differing from a standard or type: a variant spelling.

3. obsolete not constant; fickle

4. something that differs from a standard or type

5. (Statistics) statistics another word for variate¹

[C14: via Old French from Latin variāns, from variāre to diversify, from varius various]

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var•i•ant

(ˈvɛər i ənt)

adj.

1. tending to change; exhibiting variety.

2. differing, esp. from something of the same general kind.

3. not definitive; alternative: a variant reading.

4. not universally accepted.

5. a person or thing that varies.

6. a different spelling, pronunciation, or form of the same word: Vehemency is a variant of vehemence.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin variant-, s. of variāns, present participle of variāre to vary; see -ant]

variant

1. One of two or more cipher or code symbols that have the same plain text equivalent.
2. One of several plain text meanings that are represented by a single code group. Also called alternative.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	variant - an event that departs from expectations variance, discrepancy deviation, difference, divergence, departure - a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; "the deviation from the mean"
	2.	variant - (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" var., strain, form biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
	3.	variant - a variable quantity that is random chance variable, random variable, stochastic variable, variate variable quantity, variable - a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
	4.	variant - 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" version, edition, variation type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
Adj.	1.	variant - differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling" different - unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; "took different approaches to the problem"; "came to a different conclusion"; "different parts of the country"; "on different sides of the issue"; "this meeting was different from the earlier one"
	2.	variant - exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size" variable - liable to or capable of change; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses"

variant

noun

1. variation, form, version, development, alternative, adaptation, revision, modification, permutation, transfiguration, aberration, derived form Bulimia was once seen as a variant of anorexia.

adjective

1. different, alternative, modified, derived, exceptional, divergent There are so many variant spellings of this name.

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variant

adjective

1. Not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form:

different, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, unlike, various.

2. Capable of or liable to change:

alterable, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable.

Archaic: various.

noun

One that is slightly different from others of the same kind or designation:

variation, variety, version.

Translations

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Variante

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variant

variant

[ˈvɛərɪənt]

A. ADJ → variante
there are several variant spellings of this word → esta palabra se escribe de varias formas, hay distintas variantes ortográficas de esta palabra

B. N → variante f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

variant

[ˈvɛəriənt] n → variante f
a variant of sth, a variant to sth → une variante de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

variant

n → Variante f; a spelling variant → eine Schreibvariante

adj

(= alternative) → andere(r, s); there are two variant spellings (of his name) → es gibt zwei verschiedene Schreibweisen or Schreibungen (für seinen Namen)

(liter: = diverse) → verschieden, unterschiedlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

variant

[ˈvɛərɪənt]

1. n → variante f

2. adj → diverso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

var·i·ant

n. variante, objeto esencialmente igual aotro pero que difiere en la forma;

a. variable, inconstante, que cambia o varía.

variant

adj & n variante f; lupus — variante de lupus

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