Variance/Definition

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Variance [r]: A statistical measure of the variability of a quantity (defined as the mean of the squares of the deviation of its values from their mean, and expressed mathematically as Var(x)).

Formula

If X is a random variable with mean μ, the variance of X is denoted by Var(X)