variants
Pronunciation: [ˈværiənts]
Word
Context: “similarity”
(noun) variants are different versions of something that share some similarities. It's like when you have different flavors of ice cream. They are all ice cream, but each flavor is a variant.
Example
There are many variants of the smartphone, so you can choose the one that you like best.
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The color of these shirts is not a variant; they are completely different colors.
Example
What are the different variants of this book available?
Context: “biological sciences”
(noun) in science, especially biology, variants refer to different forms of a species, such as different strains of a virus. Each variant may behave a little differently.
Example
Scientists have discovered several new variants of the virus this year.
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There are no variants of this species; they all look the same.
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How do the new variants affect people's health?
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