n.[U][C]

1. 變化；變動；變異
   variances in temperature

   溫度的變化

2. （意見等的）不一致；爭論；不和；對立
   We have never been at variance with our neighbors.

   我們從未和鄰居發生過齟齬。

n.

1. (usu. in phr. at variance with) the fact or quality of being different or inconsistent.
   ▸the state of disagreeing or quarrelling.
   ▸chiefly Law  a discrepancy between two statements or documents.
2. US Law  an official dispensation from a rule or regulation.
3. Statistics  a quantity equal to the square of the standard deviation.