variant/ˈvɛriənt/Pluralvariants1an event that departs from expectationsCopySynonyms: variancediscrepancy2a variable quantity that is randomCopySynonyms: random variablevariatechance variablestochastic variable3something a little different from others of the same typeCopySynonyms: variationversionedition4(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groupsCopySynonyms: formvar.strain