noun🔗ShareSomething that is slightly different from a type or norm."All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”."typeaspectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA different sequence of a gene (locus)."Scientists studied the different eye colors in fruit flies and discovered several variants of the gene that controls pigmentation. "biologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types."The computer program used "variants" to store information, allowing it to hold numbers, text, or dates in the same data field depending on what was needed. "computingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.""The word 'color' has two common variants, 'colour' in British English and 'color' in American English." "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
