Qualitative Concept
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var·i·ant [ vair-ee-uhnt ]
Definitions related to variant:
  • (variation) A structural or developmental change that is commonly observed within the population under study and is unlikely to adversely affect survival or health. (Gupta, R. C. ed. (2011)Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology. London, UK: Elsevier, Inc.)
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (variation) An alteration or difference from a norm or standard.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Variation, in biology, any difference between cells, individual organisms, or groups of organisms of any species caused either by genetic differences (genotypic variation) or by the effect of environmental factors on the expression of the genetic potentials (phenotypic variation). Variation may be...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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