variance

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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

Lieberman sees a significant variance in the quality of the management teams in the sector.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The picture of Russia emerging triumphant and legitimized from such a deal is, ahem, at variance with reality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The effect explains a large fraction of the variance in GNP.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond