variant.
Showing variety, diverse.
Meaning & usage
Showing variety, diverse.
Showing deviation or disagreement.
Variable.
Covariant and/or contravariant.
Where this word comes from
From Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”). First attested in c. 1380.
Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
A different sequence of a gene (locus).
A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.
Where this word comes from
From Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”). First attested in c. 1380.
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