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In probability theory and statistics, variance measures how far a set of numbers are spread out.
Variance may also refer to:
- Variance (accounting), the difference between a budgeted, planned or standard cost and the actual amount incurred/sold
- Variance Films, a film distribution company founded in 2008
- Variance (land use), a deviation from the set of rules a municipality applies to land use and land development
- Variance (album) (2009), third album by electronic musician Jega
- Variance (magazine), an American online music magazine