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explain
Verb
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If you explain something, you talk about it so that somebody can understand it.
Can you explain the difference between the two?
He explained the difference between the two.
Explaining my thoughts on the topic was useless.
variance
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noun
the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
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noun
an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
a zoning variance
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noun
(= variation)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard
any variation in his routine was immediately reported
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noun
(= division)
discord that splits a group
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noun
(= discrepancy)
an event that departs from expectations
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noun
(= variability)
the quality of being subject to variation
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noun
(= divergence)
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
a growing divergence of opinion