the amount by which something changes or is different from something else 变化幅度；差额 variance in temperature 温差 a note with subtle variances of pitch 音高有细微变化的音符
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin variantia ‘difference’, from the verb variare, from varius ‘diverse’.
Idioms
at variance (with somebody/something)
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disagreeing with or opposing somebody/something 看法不一；矛盾；冲突 These conclusions are totally at variance with the evidence. 这些结论与证据完全相悖。 He uttered a string of oaths, so oddly at variance with his usual smooth and civilized manner. 他发了一连串的誓，这与他一贯的圆滑和文明的态度有很大的不同。