at variance

Related to at variance: variance analysis, Sample variance

at variance (with)

In disagreement (with someone or something). We're doing the experiment again because our results are at variance. Our fact-checker found that the witness's story was completely at variance with what the reporter had written.
See also: variance
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

at variance

Differing, discrepant; also, in a state of conflict. For example, John's and Mary's answers are at variance means that their answers do not agree, or John was at variance with his in-laws means that he strongly disagreed or quarreled with them. [Early 1500s]
See also: variance
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

at ˈvariance (with somebody/something)

(formal) disagreeing with or opposing somebody/something: These conclusions are totally at variance with the evidence.
See also: variance
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • at variance (with)
  • variance
  • at odds with (someone or something)
  • at odds with someone
  • at odds with something
  • be at odds
  • be at odds (with)
  • a difference of opinion
  • a sticking point
  • bear in
References in classic literature
He spoke with childish arrogance strangely at variance with the subservient position he occupied beneath the veranda.
Adventure
Geostatistical referees should accept that methods at variance with kriged variances are not necessarily nonsense.
Geostatistics or voodoo statistics