variety

Variety ( Latin varietas 'manifold' , 'diversity') denotes a certain variant of something:

• Variety (anatomy) , standard deviation in the construction, size and / or shape of a body organ
• Variety (biology) , taxonomic rank in botany
• Variety (dog breeding) , a subdivision of the dog breed
• Variety (cybernetics) , increase in the possibilities for action, action and communication of a complex system
• Variety (linguistics) (language variety), specific expression of a single language
• Variety (mineralogy) , certain formation of a mineral in terms of its color, transparency, costume, habit or crystal size
• Algebraic variety , in algebraic geometry an object that can be described by polynomial equations

See also:

• Vaudeville

• Variant , variance (related terminology)

Wiktionary: variety  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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