(n.) The state of disagreeing; a being at variance; dissimilitude; diversity.
(n.) Unsuitableness; unadaptedness.
(n.) Difference of opinion or sentiment.
(n.) A falling out, or controversy; difference.
Example Sentences:
(1) Although individual IRB chairpersons and oncology investigators may have important differences of opinion concerning the ethics of phase I trials, these disagreements do not represent a widespread area of ethical conflict in clinical research.
(2) In spite of this fundamental disagreement, they were both relieved that President Obama has suspended his plan to launch missiles against Syria .
(3) Disagreements over the language of the text continued throughout Friday.
(4) He had been moved from a civilian prison to the country's intelligence HQ, leading Mansfield to question whether there was a disagreement among Syrian authorities about the fate of Khan.
(5) We report the use of a technique for developing guidelines which explicitly seeks to identify areas of agreement and disagreement, and focuses on the reasons that particular decisions were made and the causes of disagreement.
(6) Rating disagreements were resolved by a skilled dermatologist who acted as adjudicator.
(7) Disagreement in differentiation between simple and complex partial seizures (CPS) probably reflects the limitations of the clinical method rather than of the questionnaire itself.
(8) But over the Christmas period the Cahuzac story has continued to dominate headlines as some newspapers suggested Hollande might have a cabinet reshuffle both to detract from the Mediapart allegations and to draw a line under government disagreements over the handling of France's crisis-hit steel industry.
(9) The difference in actual withdrawal scores and amount of shared variance between the observer and self-ratings were used as indices of disagreement for each individual subject.
(10) Unexpected reactions in disagreement with H-2 genetics were detected in both tumours but not in fibroblast line.
(11) Disagreement between observers concerning 11 (11%) of the patients resulted from differences of opinion about whether minor changes in sellar outline represented an abnormality or merely a normal variation.
(12) Yes, we can assign more or less responsibility – I blame Austria-Hungary and Germany for their mad determination to destroy Serbia knowing that a general war might result – but there is still plenty of room for disagreement.
(13) Consequently, discussion and disagreement about the disease is common and some of these aspects are outlined here.
(14) The use of phenylpropanolamine (PPA) as an anorectic has provoked commentary and disagreement.
(15) There were 23 disagreements between paired readers resulting in an overall interobserver reliability of 95.7 per cent.
(16) Although much more information is being disclosed to cancer patients than in the past, there is still considerable disagreement about how much information should be conveyed.
(17) Presently a serious disagreement is brewing between the contested president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , and the speaker of parliament, Ali Larijani, over government subsidies.
(18) Disagreements among staff about the appropriateness of clinical decisions can lower staff morale and negatively affect the work environment.
(19) The shutdown of oil production over a disagreement on how much South Sudan would pay Sudan for using Khartoum's pipelines threatens to exacerbate conditions in South Sudan, which has some of the worst development indicators in the world, particularly in health and education.
(20) Disagreements that did occur tended to involve organisms that were drug susceptible by the Autobac 1 system but intermediate or resistant by the other two methods.
Variance
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being variant; change of condition; variation.
(n.) Difference that produce dispute or controversy; disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.
(n.) A disagreement or difference between two parts of the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the proof.
Example Sentences:
(1) Under resting conditions, the variance of cerebral metabolism seems to be primarily related to regions which are closely involved with the limbic system.
(2) Comparisons of ICR locations were made between flexion and extension, between left and right limbs, and between living and dead dogs, using analysis of variance.
(3) Calbindin-D9K (immunoassay) was decreased in SHR vs WKY rats by 27%, 64%, and 67% in segments A1, B1, and C1, respectively (P < 0.01); its mRNA was decreased to a similar extent (69%, 82%, and 80%, respectively; P < 0.002 by analysis of variance).
(4) During recovery, while the heart rate decreased and the RR interval variance increased, there was a relative increase in LF and a relative decrease in HF in normal subjects (either sedentary or athletic).
(5) The total amount of variance explained in the frequency of utilization (47%) exceeded that explained by other studies of utilization of various health services by the elderly.
(6) However, consistent data collection procedures appeared to reduce within-subject variance.
(7) The tissue counts and specific activity were analyzed by three-way analysis of variance.
(8) The pattern of day to day variability in egg counts from individuals can be characterized by the linear relationship between the logarithms of the variances and means.
(9) It appears impossible to define a "positive" tilt test that would adequately identify patients with clinically significant dehydration or blood loss; this is due to the large variance in patients' orthostatic measurements both in a healthy and in an ill state and the lack of a significant correlation of orthostatic measurements to a level of dehydration.
(10) There was a large variance of the obtained values in all groups.
(11) The excellent comparability of paired platelet counts, at variance to that found in some previous studies, indicates that skin puncture blood can be used for platelet estimation providing an appropriate counting method is used.
(12) Analysis of variance confirmed that the intra-individual variations (CV = 36%) exceeded all other variance components involved.
(13) Child weight accounted for 72 and 78% of the variance in RMR in studies 1 and 2, respectively.
(14) Study I findings did not provide support for synergistic mechanisms; nonorthogonal analysis of variance showed interaction effects (CRT x IT) restricted to tactile-perceptual speed.
(15) The PvuII-CIII and PvuII-AIV polymorphisms were both associated with differences in apo AI levels, explaining 3.7%-5.7% of the sample variance.
(16) Fifty-two percent of the variance in visit volume were explained; compared with the findings reported in similar studies, alignment with a regular source of care was more closely associated with visit volume and physician contact.
(17) The best was the oral version of the Symbol Digit Modalities test, which by itself accounted for 70% of the variance of the full-sized-vehicle driving score.
(18) Both the indirect and direct measures of attitude and social norm explained a significant amount of the variance in intention and BSE frequency.
(19) The analysis of variance proved the parallelity and linearity of the dose-response curves.
(20) Although large metropolitan programs generally followed the guidelines of the American Thoracic Society and the Center for Disease Control for tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis, some major variances in practice were reported.