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Variance vs Emulation - What's the difference?

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Variance is a related term of emulation.


As nouns the difference between variance and emulation

is that variance is the act of varying or the state of being variable while emulation is rivalry, competition.

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
  • emulation

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
  • ... is a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation .
  • (obsolete) Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
  • *, New York Review Books 2001, p.263:
  • *:Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […], but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […].
  • (computing) Running a program or other software designed for a different system.
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