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Variant vs Deviant - What's the difference?

variant | deviant |

As adjectives the difference between variant and deviant

is that variant is showing variety, diverse while deviant is of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.

As nouns the difference between variant and deviant

is that variant is something that is slightly different from a type or norm while deviant is a person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.

variant

English

Alternative forms

* variaunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing variety, diverse.
  • Showing deviation or disagreement.
  • (obsolete) Variable.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
    • All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
    The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.
  • (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
  • (computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

    • Related terms

    * variance * variation * vary

    See also

    * alternate * alternative ----

    deviant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard.
    • At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who deviates, especially from norms of social behavior.
    • He was branded as a deviant and ostracized.
  • A thing, phenomenon, or trend that deviates from an expectation or pattern.
    • As the graph shows, the March sales trend is the deviant .

    See also

    (defiant)

    References

    * Random House Webster’s Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996. ----