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version

n. something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

variate, random variable

n. a variable quantity that is random

variance, discrepancy

n. an event that departs from expectations

form, strain, var.

n. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"

variant

adj. differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"

form, sort, variety, kind, species

n. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"

model

n. a type of product; "his car was an old model"

style

n. a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"

variation, fluctuation

n. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

disparity

n. inequality or difference in some respect

incongruity, incongruousness

n. the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

mutation

n. a change or alteration in form or qualities

vicissitude

n. mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)

allo

adj. (prefix) indicating difference or variation: "allomorph"; "allophone"

opposite, antithetic, antithetical

adj. sharply contrasted in character or purpose; "practices entirely antithetical to her professed beliefs"; "hope is antithetic to despair"

various, assorted

adj. of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior"

contrary, converse

adj. very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

contrastive, contrasting

adj. strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"

differentiable

adj. capable of being perceived as different; "differentiable species"

divergent, differing

adj. diverging from another or from a standard; "a divergent opinion"

disparate

adj. fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind; "such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing"; "disparate ideas"

various, diverse

adj. distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth"

diverse, divers

adj. many and different; "tourist offices of divers nationalities"; "a person of diverse talents"

opposite, polar, diametric, diametrical

adj. characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"

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