variant

名词 variant:

1. an event that departs from expectations
   同义词：discrepancy, variance
2. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
   同义词：form, strain, var.
3. a variable quantity that is random
   同义词：random variable, variate, stochastic variable, chance variable
4. something a little different from others of the same type
   同义词：version, variation, edition

形容词 variant:

1. differing from a norm or standard
2. exhibiting or tending to variation and change

1. "Moustache" is a variant spelling of "mustache."
   moustache是mustache不同的拼法。
2. The story has many variants.
   这个故事有很多说法。