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variance in Portuguese

variance in Portuguese is variância — variance means a difference between what was expected and what actually happened.

variance in Portuguese

variância
noun

What does "variance" mean?

  1. noun A difference between what was expected and what actually happened.
    "The accountant flagged a variance between the budget and the actual spend."
  2. noun The state of disagreeing or being in conflict.
    "The two witnesses' accounts were at variance with each other."
  3. noun Official permission to do something that would normally break a rule or regulation.
    "The homeowner applied for a variance to build closer to the property line than zoning allows."
  4. noun In statistics, a measure of how spread out a set of values is, calculated as the square of the standard deviation.
    "A low variance means most of the data points sit close to the average."
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variance in a sentence

  • The accountant flagged a variance between the budget and the actual spend.
  • The two witnesses' accounts were at variance with each other.
  • The homeowner applied for a variance to build closer to the property line than zoning allows.
  • A low variance means most of the data points sit close to the average.

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What is "variance" in Portuguese?

"variance" in Portuguese is variância. variance means: A difference between what was expected and what actually happened.

How do you use "variance" in a sentence?

Example: "The accountant flagged a variance between the budget and the actual spend." In Portuguese, "variance" is variância.

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