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variance

[vair-ee-uhns] / ˈvɛər i əns /


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All this variance and randomness, all these rules on top of regulations, none of it is exactly arbitrary, but neither is it fair.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Recently, “we pointed to the wide variance when it came to Street price targets as reflective of the uncertainty in the name, and thus incrementally supportive of owning the volatility,” wrote Jacobson.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Goodwin is also troubled by what he labels “stale pricing,” as marks on some positions have a wide variance and can be conservative or unreliable.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

While polling heading into the primary showed a lot of variance, the average converged on Paxton leading the race by about 4 points.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Galton was inspired by Quetelet’s measurements and ventured deeper into the measurement of human variance.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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