Join free

variance

English · Français

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

variance

  • \va.ʁjɑ̃s\
  • [va.ʁjɑ̃s]
  • \va.ʁjɑ̃.sə\
  • [va.ʁjɑ̃.sə] Toulouse
  • \va.ʁjãs\

Where it comes from

Du latin variantia.

noun variances

  1. Mesure de la dispersion des échantillons autour de la moyenne.
  2. Nombre maximum de paramètres que peut fixer librement l’expérimentateur sans rompre l’équilibre.

In English

  • variance second central moment in probability (statistics)

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"variance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/variance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

variance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/variance

Chicago

"variance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/variance.

BibTeX
@misc{variance_2026,
  title = {variance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/variance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}