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Variant vs Nonvariant - What's the difference?

variant | nonvariant |

As adjectives the difference between variant and nonvariant

is that variant is showing variety, diverse while nonvariant is not variant.

As nouns the difference between variant and nonvariant

is that variant is something that is slightly different from a type or norm while nonvariant is that which is not a variant.

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 ----

    nonvariant

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not variant.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which is not a variant.
  • * 2003 , Tim McLay, The use of the Septuagint in New Testament research?
    • Sometimes it is just not possible to determine whether some morphological and grammatical differences are real variants or nonvariants .