Variants

noun

/ˈvɛɹi.ənts/

Word Frequency: 5.6

Definitions

1.nounSomething that is slightly different from a type or norm.

"All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”."

2.nounA different sequence of a gene (locus).

3.nounA variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

4.nounOne of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

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