Anomaly vs Variant - What's the difference?
anomaly | variant |
A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal.
* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 43
Something or someone that is strange or unusual.
(science) Any event or measurement that is out of the ordinary regardless of whether it is exceptional or not.
(astronomy) Any of various angular distances.
(biology) A defect or malformation.
(quantum physics) A failure of a classical symmetry due to quantum corrections.
(dated) An irregularity or disproportion.
Showing variety, diverse.
Showing deviation or disagreement.
(obsolete) Variable.
Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
(genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
(computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
As nouns the difference between anomaly and variant
is that anomaly is a deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal while variant is something that is slightly different from a type or norm.As an adjective variant is
showing variety, diverse.anomaly
English
(wikipedia anomaly)Noun
(anomalies)- This ardent exploration, absorbing all his energy and interest, made him forget for the moment the mystery of his heritage and the anomaly that cut him off from all his fellows.
- He is an anomaly among his friends.
Synonyms
* (deviation from the norm) abnormality, deviance, deviation, exception, inconsistency, irregularity, phenomenonDerived terms
() * anomaloscope * anomalous * eccentric anomaly * flyby anomaly * mean anomaly * true anomalyExternal links
* * *variant
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Alternative forms
* variaunt (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)Noun
(en noun)- All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
- The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.
