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I could only find one result from Yahoo Answers, but the answer wasn't clear on the exact meaning of variability and how it is different from variance.

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Have you tried a dictionary? – Barrie England Jan 11 at 22:00
variance vs variability – Matt Эллен Jan 11 at 22:53

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Variance is a measure of variability found.

The temperature of a given place will be variable. If we measure the temperature over a given period, we will have a set of results. We can then calculate the variance of those results, giving us a measure of that variability.

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