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title: variance — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «variance» in the Judaism dictionary: Variance is difference or disagreement. The phrase «at variance» means not in agreement with someone or something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# variance

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**Who acts:** phrase, This, variance, Sefer, two brothers, words · **What happens:** be, not mean, emphasize, form, indoctrinate, accord · **To what, where:** Variance difference, agreement, variance, doctrine, nothing, existence

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«variance» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [variance in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/variance.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Variance is difference or disagreement. The phrase «at variance» means not in agreement with someone or something.

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*Sentence 1:* Variance is difference or disagreement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:variance:m1:1
# text = Variance is difference or disagreement.
1	Variance	variance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Variance difference or disagreement |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* The phrase «at variance» means not in agreement with someone or something.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:variance:m1:2
# text = The phrase «at variance» means not in agreement with someone or something.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	variance	variance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | present | the phrase | agreement |  |  |  | with someone | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent agreement=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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This is at variance with tlie Sefer Yetzirah, which emphasizes the doctrine of creation from nothing by the statement: "He (Godi formed existence out of void, something out of nothing" (Mishnah '22i. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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*Sentence 1:* This is at variance with tlie Sefer Yetzirah, which emphasizes the doctrine of creation from nothing by the statement: "He (Godi formed existence out of void, something out of nothing" (Mishnah '22i.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:variance:x1:1
# text = This is at variance with tlie Sefer Yetzirah, which emphasizes the doctrine of creation from nothing by the statement: "He (Godi formed existence out of void, something out of nothing" (Mishnah '22i.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	variance	variance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	tlie	tlie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:desc	_	_
7	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	emphasizes	emphasize	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	doctrine	doctrine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	creation	creation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	obl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
22	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Godi	Godi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
26	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
27	existence	existence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
28	out	out	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	void	void	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	30	appos	_	_
33	out	out	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	35	punct	_	_
37	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	Mishnah	Mishnah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	nmod:poss	_	_
39	'	's	PART	POS	_	38	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	22i	22i	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	35	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | This |  |  | variance |  | with Sefer  tlie | tree rules |
| 2 | **emphasize** | present | variance | the doctrine of creation |  | nothing |  |  | vn promote-102 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctrine=Theme |
| 3 | **form** *in a quote* | past | Sefer | existence |  | void |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location existence=Theme |
| 4 | **indoctrinate** |  |  | creation |  |  |  |  | nom doctrine «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:variance:x1:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two brothers were at variance over the gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:variance:x2:1
# text = The two brothers were at variance over the gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	variance	variance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the two brothers |  |  | variance |  | over the gold | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His words are at variance with his actions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:variance:x3:1
# text = His words are at variance with his actions.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	variance	variance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | His words |  |  | variance |  | with his actions | tree rules |
| 2 | **word** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **act** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The man was at variance with himself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:variance:x4:1
# text = The man was at variance with himself.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	variance	variance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the man |  |  | variance |  | with man | tree rules |

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