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Delta vs Variance - What's the difference?

delta | variance |

As nouns the difference between variance and delta

is that variance is the act of varying or the state of being variable while delta is the fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.

As a proper noun Delta is

a CDP in Alabama.

As an acronym DELTA is

Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults, an advanced qualification to teach English, higher than the CELTA, accredited by the University of Cambridge.

delta

English

(wikipedia delta)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet .
  • A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
  • The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.
  • (mathematics) The symbol .
  • (computing, informal) A small but noticeable effect, compare with epsilon.
  • This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta .
  • (computing) The set of differences between two versions of a file.
  • When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas .
  • (surveying) The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.
  • A type of cargo bike that has one wheel in front and two in back.
  • Derived terms

    * delta connection * delta iron * delta metal * delta particle * delta wing

    See also

    * deltoid *

    Anagrams

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    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