What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Variance vs Dissonance - What's the difference?

variance | dissonance | Related terms |

Variance is a related term of dissonance.


As nouns the difference between variance and dissonance

is that variance is the act of varying or the state of being variable while dissonance is a harsh, discordant combination of sounds.

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
  • dissonance

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a harsh, discordant combination of sounds
  • (music) conflicting notes that are not overtones of the note or chord sounding
  • a state of disagreement or conflict
  • Derived terms

    * dissonant * cognitive dissonance

    See also

    * assonance