What is the meaning of Variant?

Showing variety, diverse.

Showing deviation or disagreement.

Variable.

Covariant and/or contravariant.

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

A different sequence of a gene (locus).

A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

varying

variant

gerund of variar

variant

variant

a variant

variant, variety, version (a specific variation of something)

option (one of a set of choices that can be made)

present participle of varier

varied, which varies; variable

mutation, variant (of a virus)

third-person plural present active indicative of variƍ

a variant

a variant

varying; which varies

variant

Source: wiktionary.org