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UK
/vˈeəɹiənt/
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[ US /ˈvɛɹiənt/ ]
[ US /ˈvɛɹiənt/ ]
NOUN
- a variable quantity that is random
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(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
a new strain of microorganisms -
something a little different from others of the same type
an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
the boy is a younger edition of his father
an experimental version of the night fighter
a variant of the same word - an event that departs from expectations
ADJECTIVE
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differing from a norm or standard
a variant spelling -
exhibiting variation and change
letters variant in size
How To Use variant In A Sentence
- In children, especially, this E. coli variant can cause diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome.
- Similarly, in ketosteroid isomerase, Asp99 may catalyze proton transfers in the Asp38Ala variant [ PLoS Biology: New Articles
- Even before then, variants of it were popular with bridge players in Denmark and Southern Sweden.
- Other: It's not nonperturbative quantization of diffeomorphism-invariant gauge theory. Slimbo-Poll: It's Not Rocket Science
- Ford's maiden small-car, Figo, helped the Michigan-based auto maker improve sales multifold in India, and nearly two-thirds of Figo's sales are from its diesel variant. GM India Launches Chevrolet Beat Diesel Car
- So looking at whether something makes people happy is largely futile. In statisticians' terms, you are looking for variance in something that is invariant.
- At present, Wallis is still part and parcel of the overseas territory of Wallis-and-Futuna, a French variant of American Samoa, since 1900 an unincorporated territory of the USA and also to be found in Western Polynesia.
- However, the use of drug combinations is designed to limit the emergence of multiply drug resistant variants and may suppress plasma viraemia more effectively.
- It could be a hypocoristic or baby-talk form of hysterical, or it might be from the imitative word hiss; or perhaps it is a variant of another dialect term, jesse, meaning a ` severe scolding, 'which is probably from a Biblical allusion. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1
- The nonfamilial work showed a strong relationship between the NPY gene variants associated with coronary disease, according to the study published in the Jan. 2 online edition of PLoS Genetics. WebWire | Recent Headlines