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var‧i‧ance
1 if two people or things are at variance with each other, they do not agree or are very different : 
Tradition and culture are often at variance with the needs of modern living.
be at variance (with somebody/something)
formalTradition and culture are often at variance with the needs of modern living.2 [uncountable and countable] formal the amount by which two or more things are different or by which they change : a price variance of 5%
a price variance of 5%3 [countable] law the official permission to do something different from what is normally allowed : The developer requested a variance to build a shopping center on the east side of town.
The developer requested a variance to build a shopping center on the east side of town.
