Dictionary definition · variant
noun
- an event that departs from expectations
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups"a new strain of microorganisms"
- a variable quantity that is random
- something a little different from others of the same type"an experimental version of the night fighter"
adjective
- differing from a norm or standard"a variant spelling"
- exhibiting variation and change"letters variant in size"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).