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Feud vs Variance - What's the difference?

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Feud is a related term of variance.


As nouns the difference between feud and variance

is that feud is a state of long-standing mutual hostility or feud can be an estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service while variance is the act of varying or the state of being variable.

As a verb feud

is to carry on a feud.

feud

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) fede, feide, , ultimately from the same Germanic source. Related to (l), (l).

Alternative forms

* fede (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
  • ''You couldn't call it a feud exactly, but there had always been a chill between Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods.
  • (professional wrestling slang) A staged rivalry between wrestlers.
  • (obsolete) A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To carry on a feud.
  • ''The two men began to feud after one of them got a job promotion and the other thought he was more qualified.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) feodum.

    Alternative forms

    * feod

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An estate granted to a vassal by a feudal lord in exchange for service
  • Synonyms
    * fee * fief

    variance

    English

    Alternative forms

    * variaunce * var

    Noun

    (wikipedia variance) (en noun)
  • The act of varying or the state of being variable
  • A difference between what is expected and what happens
  • The state of differing or being in conflict
  • A discrepancy, especially between two legal documents
  • (senseid)(statistics) The second central moment in probability
  • (computing, programming) covariance and contravariance generally