The phrase "a smallest variance" is not correct in standard written English.
The correct form would be "the smallest variance" or "a smaller variance" depending on the context.
Example: "In this analysis, we aim to achieve the smallest variance in our results to ensure accuracy."
Alternatives: "the least variance" or "a minimal variance."
Village planners would have to grant the family a small variance to move ahead with building two homes on the property, since it has less than the 30,000 square feet needed to do so under the village's zoning laws.
High values of DI identify sets of clusters that are compact, with a small variance between members of the cluster, and well separated, where the means of different clusters are sufficiently far apart, when compared to the within-cluster variance51,52.
We find empirical support for forward citations and the patent's family size; however, both indicators explain only a small variance in patent value.
The presented method to process short data sequences leads to unbiased estimates with a small variance in comparison to the more traditional approaches.
The method provides an unbiased estimate of the Jaccard coefficient with a smaller variance as compared to the MinHash for same signature sizes.
Numerical studies suggest that the new design induces a smaller variance than the corresponding prospective cohort study within three follow-ups.
In September, ENVISAT captured the sharp gradient observed with in-situ data, with mean velocities of about 24 cm/s, but with a smaller variance than the glider due to the larger wavelength of the filter applied to the altimeter data.
Every single Prince of Wales was by a small variance of degree loathed by their fathers – even the forgotten one, Prince Frederick – who should have come between George II and George III – who died in 1751.
A small variance indicates a high compactness (cf. Fig. 1).
As such, this will probably mean most overclocked benchmarks are identical or within a small variance.
