Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

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”
• “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”

differing from a norm or standard

• “a variant spelling”

exhibiting variation and change

• “letters variant in size”