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Vanya on 42nd Street Vanya on 42nd Street is a unique 1994 film by Louis Malle and Andre Gregory, which shows an intimate performance of the play Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. This English translation of the play was written by David Mamet and starred Wallace Shawn and Julianne Moore.
Vapaus Vapaus (Freedom) was a Finnish-Canadian communist newspaper, published in Sudbury, Ontario between the years of 1917-1974. Vapaus was closely associated with the Finnish Organization of Canada, a communist organization connected to the Communist Party of Canada.
Vapnik-Chervonenkis theory Vapnik-Chervonenkis theory (also known as VC theory) was developed during 1960-1990 by Vladimir Vapnik and Alexey Chervonenkis. The theory is a form of computational learning theory, which attempts to explain the learning process from a statistical point of view.
Vapomobile The Vapomobile was an early English steam car either manufactured or assembled by the Motor Construction Company in Nottingham between 1902 and 1904. Five, Seven and Twelve horsepower models are known to have been produced with the Twelve horsepower model using an American Mason engine.
Vapor (Marvel Comics) Vapor is the alias of Ann Darnell, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in Incredible Hulk (2nd series) #254 as a member of the villainous group, the U-Foes. She is the sister of teammate, X-Ray.
Vapor canopy The vapor canopy is an idea adopted by some creationists which states that before the Great Flood the earth was surrounded by a "canopy" of water in either liquid, solid, or gas form, and that the water from the canopy contributed greatly to the flood waters. The earliest water canopy proposal was proposed by Isaac Vail in 1874, but the idea came to prominence in 1961 with the publication of the book The Genesis Flood by Henry Morris and John Whitcomb.
Vapor pressure In chemistry and physics, vapor pressure is the pressure of a vapor in equilibrium with its non-vapor phases. All solids and liquids have a tendency to evaporate to a gaseous form, and all gases have a tendency to condense back.
Vapor pressure deficit Vapor pressure deficit, in ecology, is the difference between the actual water vapor pressure and the saturation of water vapor pressure at a particular temperature. Unlike relative humidity, vapor pressure deficit has a simple nearly straight-line relationship to the rate of evapotranspiration and other measures of evaporation.
Vapor pressure osmometry Vapor pressure osmometry is a technique to measure the number average molecular weight of a polymer. It is based upon Raoult's law that governs change in vapor pressure of a solution based on the mole fraction of the solute.
Vapor Polishing Vapor polishing is a method of polishing plastics to reduce the surface roughness or improve clarity. Typically, a component is exposed to a chemical vapor causing the surface to flow thereby improving the surface finish.
Vapor recovery Vapor (or vapour) recovery is the process of recovering the vapors of gasoline or other fuels, so that they do not escape into the atmosphere. This is often done (or required by law) at filling stations, in order to reduce noxious and potentially explosive fumes and pollution.
Vapor-compression evaporation Vapor-compression evaporation (also known as mechanical vapor recompression MVR and also mechanical vapor compression MVC) is the evaporation method by which a blower, compressor or jet ejector is used to compress, and thus, increase the temperature of the vapor produced. In this way, the vapor can serve as the heating medium for its "mother" liquid or solution being concentrated, from which the vapor was generated to begin with.
Vapor-compression refrigeration Vapor-compression refrigerationThe Ideal Vapor-Compression CycleScroll down to "The Basic Vapor Compression Cycle and Components" is one of the many refrigeration methods available for use. It has been and is the most widely used method for air-conditioning of large public buildings, private residences, hotels, hospitals, theaters, restaurants and automobiles.
Vaporeon are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Vaporeon in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures that characters encounter while embarking on various adventures— and tamed Pokémon creatures owned by Pokémon trainers.
Vaporizer A vaporizer (or vapouriser) is a device commonly used to release medicinal and/or psychoactive drugs from plant material, commonly cannabis, although it can also be used for tobacco or to release certain therapeutic compounds from herbs and other plants, a practice now commonly known as phyto-inhalation (see also: aromatherapy). For medical or recreational cannabis users, vaporizing is an alternative to smoking.
Vapors Magazine Vapors Magazine is a progressive metropolitan lifestyle publication focusing on Art, Fashion, Music and Skateboarding. Founded in 2000 by Jason Maggio and Chris Hull in Sacramento, California, the nationally distributed magazine is now published out of Los Angeles.
Vaporware Vaporware is software or hardware which is announced by a developer well in advance of release, but which then fails to emerge, either with or without a protracted development cycle. The term implies unwarranted optimism, or sometimes even deception; that is, it may imply that the announcer knows that product development is in too early a stage to support responsible statements about its completion date, feature set, or even feasibility.
Vapour phase decomposition Vapour phase decomposition (VPD) is a method used in the semiconductor industry to improve the sensitivity of atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) in order to detect metal impurities of very small concentrations on wafer surfaces.
Vapour pressure of water Vapor pressure of water can be used in many experiments, particularly experiments relating to gases. A common classroom experiment in which the vapor pressure at various temperatures table is used is when trying to find the molar mass of butane.
Vapour Pressure Deficit Vapour Pressure Deficit, or VPD, is the difference (deficit) between the amount of moisture in the air and how much moisture the air can hold when it is saturated. Once air becomes saturated water will condense out to form clouds, dew or films of water over leaves.
Vaptsarov Peak Vaptsarov Peak (Vaptsarov Vrah vap-'tsa-rov 'vr&h) rises to approximately 410m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak has steep and ice-free western slopes and surmounts Sopot Ice Piedmont to the E, N and W.
Vaqueiros de alzada Vaqueiros de alzada ("nomadic cowherds" in Asturian language, from their word for cow, cognate of Spanish Vaquero) were a northern Spanish nomadic people in the mountains of Asturias in northern Spain, who practiced transhumance, i.e.
Var'aq var'aq is a programming language based loosely upon the grammatical structure of the Klingon language. It was created as part of a speculative exercise in imagining what the computer culture of the fictional Klingon race might be like, and was created by Brian Connors and Chris Pressey c.
Varadharaja Perumal Temple Varadharaja Perumal Temple or Hastagiri or Attiyuran is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu located in the holy city of Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu, India. It is an ancient temple built by the Cholas in 1053 and
Varadin Bridge Varadin Bridge (Serbian: Varadinski most or Варадински мост) is a bridge on the Danube river in Novi Sad, Serbia. The bridge was built in 2000, after the previous bridge at this location was destroyed during NATO bombardment in 1999.
Varaha Varaha is the third avatar of Vishnu, a boar sent to defeat Hiranyaksha, a demon who had taken the Earth (prthivi) and carried it to the bottom of what is described as the cosmic ocean in the story. The battle between Lord Varaha and Hiranyaksha is believed to have taken place for a thousand years, which the former finally won.
Varaha Cave Temple Varaha Cave Temple, an example of Indian rock cut architecture dating from the late 7th century, is a rock-cut cave temple located at Mamallapuram, a tiny village south of Madras in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
Varahamihira Varahamihira (505 – 587) was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer born in Ujjain. Varahamihira's book Pancasiddhantika (or Pancha-Siddhantika, The Five Astronomical Canons) dated 575 CE gives us information about older Indian texts which are now lost.
Varahi River Varahi River is a river flowing through western ghats to Basrur, Kundapur and Gungulli in western India. It joins with the Souparnika River, Kedaka River, Chakra River, and Kubja River and merges into the Arabian sea.
VaraĹľdin VaraĹľdin (German: Warasdin, Hungarian: Varasd, Latin: Varasdinum) is a city in northwestern Croatia, 81 km north of Zagreb on the highway A4. With a population of 49,075 (2001), the centre of VaraĹľdin county is located near the Drava river, at .
VaraĹľdin (former county) VaraĹľdin (in Croatian) or Varasd (in Hungarian) was the name of a historic administrative county (comitatus) of the autonomous region Croatia-Slavonia within the Kingdom of Hungary. Its territory is presently in northern Croatia.
VaraĹľdin Stock Exchange The VaraĹľdin Stock Exchange or VSE (Croatian: VaraĹľdinska burza) is a stock exchange which operates in VaraĹľdin, Croatia. According to January 2007 issue of Investitor, its market capitalization at the beginning of 2007 is 9.
Varan the Unbelievable is a 1958 daikaiju eiga (giant-monster movie) directed by Ishiro Honda (drama) and Eiji Tsuburaya (tokusatsu), and their last black-and-white monster film. The title character Varan is one of Toho Studios' least-famed creations.
Varanasi Vārāṇasī (Hindī: वाराणसी, ), also known as Benares, Banaras, or Benaras (Hindī: बनारस,; ), or Kashi or Kasi (Hindi:काशी, ), is a famous Hindu holy city situated on the banks of the river Ganges (Ganga) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world, dating back thousands of years and being contemporaneous with SumerOldest City in the World By Richard Lannoy.
Varangians The Varangians or Varyags (Russian: Варяги, Varyagi) were Scandinavians who travelled eastwards and southwards. Engaging in trade, piracy and mercenary activities, they roamed the river systems and portages of Gardariki, reaching the Caspian Sea and Constantinople.
Varanopseidae Varanopseidae (named after their monitor lizard-like features) was a group of synapsid pelycosaurs that resemble monitor lizards and may have had the same lifestyle. No varanopseids developed a sail like Dimetrodon.
Varavara Rao Varavara Rao (born November 3, 1940) is a renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and public speaker from Andhra Pradesh, India. During the last 40 years he has been widely read and heard by millions of readers and audience.
Varèse Sarabande Varèse Sarabande is a record label which specializes in soundtracks (Blood Diamond, Hollywoodland) and original cast recordings (I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change), reissues of hard-to-find and sometimes long- or previously-unavailable albums (Prettybelle, Promises, Promises), and new releases by major artists (Petula Clark, Patti Lupone, Cher) no longer under contract with a label.
Vardan Kushnir Vardan Vardanovich Kushnir (November 22, 1969, to July 24, 2005) was a notorious spammer of Armenian descent who ran the American Language Center and who is believed to have spammed the entire population of Russian-language Internet users with ads for his language courses. Kushnir was brutally murdered in 2005.
Vardanes II of Parthia Vardanes II of Parthia was the son of Vologases I and briefly ruler of part of the Parthian Empire. He rebelled against his father from about 55 to 58 and must have occupied Ecbatana, for he issued coins from the mint there, bearing the likeness of a young beardless king wearing a diadem with five pendants.
Vardar The Vardar or Axios (Slavic languages Вардар, Greek Αξιός Axios, Latin Axius) is the longest river in the Republic of Macedonia and a major river of Greece. It is 388 kilometres long, and drains an area of around 25,000 km².
Vardar Banovina The Vardar Banovina or Vardar Banate or in Serbian: Вардарска бановина/Vardarska banovina) was a province (banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. It was located in the southernmost part of the country, encompassing the whole of today's Republic of Macedonia, southern parts of Central Serbia and southeastern parts of Kosovo.
Vardar Macedonia Vardar Macedonia (Macedonian: Вардарска Македонија, Vardarska Makedonija) is the northern area of the Macedonia region. The borders of the area approximately coincide with modern day Republic of Macedonia.
Vardøgr The vardøgr is a spirit predecessor, from Norwegian folklore. Stories typically include instances that are nearly déjà vu in substance, but in reverse, where a spirit with the subject's footsteps, voice, scent, or appearance and overall demeanor precedes them in a location or activity, resulting in witnesses believing they've seen or heard the actual person, before the person physically arrives.
Varde Varde is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Ribe County on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 251 km², and has a total population of 20,138 (2005).
Vardim Island Vardim Island (, ostrov Vardim) is the third largest Bulgarian Danubian island (after Belene Island and Kozloduy Island). Located east of the town of Svishtov, opposite the village of Vardim (in Svishtov municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province) and part of the Belene Danubian Archipelago, it is a protected wetland and bird nesting area of national importance.
Vardis Vardis were a pioneering three-piece New Wave Of British Heavy Metal band between 1978 and 1986. They were from Wakefield in England, and consisted of frontman Steve Zodiac on guitar and lead vocals, Alan Selway on bass and Gary Pearson on drums.
Vardis Fisher Vardis Alvero Fisher (born March 31, 1895, in Annis, Idaho – died July 9, 1968, in Hagerman, Idaho) was a writer best known for historical novels of the old West and the monumental 12-volume Testament of Man series of novels, depicting the history of humans from cave to civilization.
Vardos Vardos is an all-female violin/accordion/double bass trio based in Melbourne, Australia, known for their energetic performance style. Formed in Perth in 1993, Vardos regularly make trips to eastern Europe to study with folk and Roma (gypsy) musicians and have recorded three CD's.
Varekai Varekai is a Cirque du Soleil touring production that premiered in Montreal in 2002. Its title means "wherever" in the Romany language, and the show is an "acrobatic tribute to the nomadic soul".
Varela Project The Varela Project (Proyecto Varela in Spanish) was a project initiated by Cuban based dissidents in 1998. The project was led by Oswaldo Payá of the Christian Liberation Movement, reaching national and international recognition during 2002 and 2003.
Vareš Vareš is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, famous for the local mining activities and production of iron. It is the seat of the municipality of Vareš, and part of the Zenica-Doboj Canton and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Vareniki Varenyky (or vareniki, ) are a kind of stuffed dumpling associated with Ukrainian cuisine, also found inBelarusian, Russian and Polish cooking, and are sometimes said to be of Turkish origin."История возникновения вареников" (History of the origins of varenyky) Varenyky are similar to Polish pierogi, Siberian pelmeni, and Italian ravioli.
Varetada Varetada (Greek: Βαρετάδα) is a Greek island is a town and it serves the seat of the municipality of Amfolochia in the northern part of the Aitoloakarnania prefecture in Greece. Its 2001 population was 294 and has been declining since the mid to late 20th century.
Vargas (state) Named after Venezuela's first non-military president and doctor José María Vargas, the Estado Vargas is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. Located in the north of Venezuela it borders Estado Aragua to the west, estado Miranda to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Metropolitan District to the south.
Vargas de Tecalitlán Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán is a Mariachi group that was founded in Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico by Gaspar Vargas in 1897. Over time, the group has recorded albums, starred in over 200 movies, and performed all over the world.
Varginha UFO incident The Varginha UFO incident was an incident in Varginha, Brazil, in 1996 involving reports of unidentified flying objects and strange creatures (allegedly extraterrestrials) which were supposedly captured by Brazilian officials.
Vari Vari (or Várê, Greek: Βάρη) is a suburban community in the southwestern part of the Mesogeia plain and the southeast shoulder of the Hymettus mountain, another mountain dominates to the southeast. Distance from Voula and Varkiza is 2 km each along with the blue beaches, and 4 km west of Agia Marina, and other communities of the southern suburbs.
Varia (Xena) In the television series Xena: Warrior Princess, Varia is at first the second-in-command of Queen Marga of the Amazons after Xena and Gabrielle's twenty-five year sleep. When Marga is killed by Prince Morloch, Xena trains her to become queen and together they defeat Morloch.
Variabilichromis Variabilichromis is a monotypic genus of fish in the family Cichlidae which occurs in Lake Tanganyika, of the rift lakes in Eastern Africa. The single species, Variabilichromis moorii is a small ovate bodied fish named for an early collector of fish from the lake, J.
Variable In computer science and mathematics, a variable (IPA pronunciation: ) (sometimes called a pronumeral) is a symbolic representation denoting a quantity or expression. In mathematics, a variable often represents an unknown quantity that has the potential to change; in computer science, it represents a place where a quantity can be stored.
Variable air volume Variable air volume (VAV) is a technique for controlling the capacity of a heating, ventilating, and/or air-conditioning (HVAC) system. The simplest VAV system incorporates one supply duct that, when in cooling mode, distributes approximately 55 degree F supply air.
Variable bitrate Variable bitrate (VBR), or less commonly variable bit rate, is a term used in telecommunications and computing that relates to the bitrate used in sound or video encoding. As opposed to constant bitrate (CBR), VBR files vary the amount of output data per time segment.
Variable capacitor A variable capacitor is a capacitor whose capacitance may be intentionally and repeatedly changed mechanically or electronically. Variable capacitors are often used in L/C circuits to set the resonance frequency, e.
Variable Cam Timing Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Ford. It utilizes electronically controlled hydraulic valves that direct engine oil into the camshaft phaser cavity.
Variable Cylinder Management Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) is Honda's term for a variable displacement technology. It uses the i-VTEC system to disable one bank of cylinders during specific driving conditions (for example, highway driving) to save fuel.
Variable displacement Variable displacement is an automobile engine technology that allows the engine displacement to change for improved fuel economy. Many automobile manufacturers have adopted this technology as of 2005, but it is not a new concept.
Variable displacement pump A variable displacement pump is a device that converts mechanical energy to hydraulic (fluid) energy. Some of these devices can also be reversible, meaning that they can act as a hydraulic motor and generate mechanical energy from fluid energy.
Variable Darner The Variable Darner (Aeshna interrupta) is a dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, native from Alaska through the Northwest Territories to Newfoundland, south to New Hampshire and Michigan in the eastern United States, and to the mountains of New Mexico, Arizona, and California in the west. It's named after the distinctive broken stripes on the sides of the thorax of many male specimens.
Variable Data Intelligent Postscript Printware Variable Data Intelligent Postscript Printware (VIPP) is a computer language associated with Xerox's full-color digital press line of copy/print machines. Publishers can use VIPP to stream variable data into a static PostScript printing environment.
Variable Data Printing Variable Data Printing or VDP (also known as Variable Information Printing, or VIP) is a form of on-demand printing in which elements such as text, graphics and images may be changed from one printed piece to the next without stopping or slowing down the press, using information from a database or external file. For example, a set of personalized letters, each with the same basic layout, can be printed with a different name and address on each letter.
Variable envelope return path Variable envelope return path (VERP) is a technique used by some electronic mailing list software to enable automatic detection and removal of undeliverable e-mail addresses. It works by using a different return path (also called "envelope sender") for each recipient of a message.
Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre The Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) a research and development unit of the Indian Department of Atomic Energy, that performs research in basic and applied nuclear sciences. It is located in Calcutta, India.
Variable fighter A Variable Fighter is one of a series of transforming aerospace fighters primarily designed by Studio Nue's Shoji Kawamori and Kazutake Miyatake for the animated series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and later related projects.
Variable Force Solenoid A variable force solenoid (VFS) is an electro-hydraulic device that controls pressure proportionally or inversely proportionally to a signal (voltage or current) obtained from the powertrain's on board controller. A low-flow VFS is used as a signal level devices for transmission line pressure control or application of clutches.
Variable gauge axles Variable gauge axles are used to allow railway vehicles to pass from one train operator's rail gauge to another different gauge. The only alternatives to such a system would be transfer of the cargo or replacement of the wheels and axles, or the replacement of the entire bogies.
Variable geometry turbocharger The Variable geometry turbocharger (VGT) exists in several forms, usually designed to allow the effective A/R ratio of the turbo to be altered as the conditions change. This is done as the optimum A/R at low engine speeds is very different to the optimum at high engine speeds.
Variable Geo is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System two dimensional fighting game similar to Street Fighter with a cast of females in various uniforms, a catgirl, bunnygirl, maid and others. Two OVAs have been adapted from the game.
Variable length code A variable length code is a data compression code in which the length of the output of the code is dependent not only on the length of the input of the code, but also the content of the input. This definition is somewhat ambiguous, however.
Variable Length Intake Manifold Variable Length Intake Manifold (VLIM) is an automobile engine manifold technology. As the name implies, VLIM can vary the length of the intake tract in order to optimize power and torque, as well as provide better fuel efficiency.
Variable message sign A variable (also changeable, electronic, or dynamic) message sign, often abbreviated VMS or CMS, is an electronic traffic sign often used on roadways to give travelers information about special events. Such signs warn of traffic congestion, accidents, incidents, roadwork zones, or speed limits on a specific highway segment.
Variable number tandem repeat A variable number tandem repeats (VNTR) is a short nucleotide sequence ranging from 14 to 100 nucleotides long that is organized into clusters of tandem repeats, usually repeated in the range of between 4 and 40 times per occurrence. Clusters of such repeats are scattered on many chromosomes.
Variable pricing Most firms use a fixed price policy. That is, they examine the situation, determine an appropriate price, and leave the price fixed at that amount until the situation changes, at which point they go through the process again.
Variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket The variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket (VASIMR) is a hypothetical form of spacecraft propulsion that uses radio waves and magnetic fields to accelerate a propellant. VASIMRs are intended to bridge the gap between high-thrust, low-specific impulse propulsion systems and low-thrust, high-specific impulse systems, as they are capable of functioning in either mode simply by adjusting their parameters of operation.
Variable speed of light A variable speed of light (VSL) is the idea that the speed of light, usually denoted by c, may not be constant, for some reason. In most situations in condensed matter physics when light is travelling through a medium, it effectively has a slower speed.
Variable star designation Variable stars are named using a variation on the Bayer designation format of an identifying label (as described below) combined with the Latin genitive of the name of the constellation in which the star lies. See List of constellations for a list of constellations and the genitive forms of their names.
Variable triplefin The variable triplefin or striped triplefin, Forsterygion varium, is a triplefin of the genus Forsterygion, found in Australia including Tasmania and all around New Zealand in rock pools and depths down to 30 metres, in reef areas of broken rock with kelp.
Variable universal life insurance Variable Universal Life Insurance (often shortened to VUL) is a type of life insurance, that builds a cash value. In a VUL, the cash value can be invested in a wide variety of separate accounts, similar to mutual funds, and the choice of which of the available separate accounts to use is entirely up to the contract owner.
Variable valve timing Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an automobile piston engine technology. VVT allows the lift or duration or timing (some or all) of the intake or exhaust valves (or both) to be changed while the engine is in operation.
Variable Valve Control VVC (Variable Valve Control) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Rover. VVC varies the duration and magnitude of lift applied to the fuel/air valves by effectively raising and lowering the camshaft through a hydraulically controlled eccentric cam at each end of the shaft.
Variable yield Variable yield, or Dial-a-yield, an option available on most modern nuclear weapons, allows the operator to specify a weapon's yield, or explosive power, allowing a single design to be used in different situations.
Variable-frequency drive A variable-frequency drive (VFD) is a system for controlling the rotational speed of an alternating current (AC) electric motor by controlling the frequency of the electrical power supplied to the motor. A variable frequency drive is a specific type of adjustable-speed drive.
Variable-width encoding A variable-width encoding is a type of character encoding scheme in which codes of differing lengths are used to encode a character set (a repertoire of symbols) for representation in a computer. Most common variable-width encodings are multibyte encodings, which use varying numbers of bytes (octets) to encode different characters.
Variably modified permutation composition Variably Modified Permutation Composition (VMPC) is an encryption technology designed by Bartosz Zoltak, publicly presented in 2004 at an international cryptography conference for Fast Software Encryption in Delhi, India.
Variadic function In computer programming, a variadic function is a function of variable arity; that is, one which can take different numbers of arguments. Support for variadic functions differs widely among programming languages.
Varian Medical Systems Varian Medical Systems is engaged in the design and manufacture of advanced equipment and software solutions for treating cancer with radiation, as well as x-ray tubes for original equipment manufacturers, replacement x-ray tubes and flat-panel digital subsystems for imaging in medical, scientific and industrial applications. The company has 3600 employees and produces and markets products for treating cancer with radiation, including linear accelerators, treatment simulation and verification products, information management and treatment planning software.
Varian Wrynn King Varian Wrynn is the former ruler of the Kingdom of Stormwind, son of Llane Wrynn IV. Following his sudden and mysterious disappearance a few months ago, his 10-year-old son, Anduin Wrynn, was named ruler of Stormwind.
Variance In probability theory and statistics, the variance of a random variable (or somewhat more precisely, of a probability distribution) is a measure of its statistical dispersion, indicating how its possible values are spread around the expected value. Where the expected value shows the location of the distribution, the variance indicates the scale of the values.
Variance (accounting) In budgeting (or management accounting in general), a variance is a difference between budgeted, planned or standard amount and the actual amount incurred/sold. Variances can be computed for both costs and revenues.
Variance (land use) In zoning, a variance is an administrative exception to land use regulations, generally in order to compensate for a deficiency in a real property which would prevent the property from complying with the zoning regulation. Variances are required in the United States in order to prevent a regulatory taking.

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