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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an variance" is not correct in written English.
The correct article to use before "variance" is "a" because "variance" begins with a consonant sound.
Example: "There is a variance in the results of the experiment that needs to be addressed."
Alternatives: "a variation" or "a discrepancy".
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The MCMC simulations in the present study run for about 106 MCMC cycles to achieve an variance of all edge probabilities ≤ 10-4.
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The building is zoned for light manufacturing; to convert it to residential use, a developer would need a variance or a rezoning.
That lesson always stuck with me -- look for a variance in a marketplace and find a solution for it.
At Morton Square, the Carlisle Development Corporation was granted a variance after a 14-month process.
The Millennium's developers, they say, will not go forward unless they receive a variance for a high-density project.
Replicating the existing buildings on 35th Avenue would have required a variance or a change in zoning.
The city's Board of Standards and Appeals had granted the J. D. Carlisle Development Corporation a variance for a 14-story residential building on the site.
"It will never happen since no board of zoning appeals in this country would give a variance for a ski mountain of that size," he said.
But the company is still seeking a variance to build a tower in a residential zone.
He said he was told that a variance would require an environmental impact report and public hearings.
Such a variance can shock a diver's system.
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