Variety

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Variety may refer to:

Mathematics

  • Abelian variety, a complex torus that can be embedded into projective space
  • Abstract variety, an intrinsically defined variety
  • Algebraic variety, the basic object of study in algebraic geometry
    • Affine variety, a subset of algebraic varieties
    • Projective variety, a subset of algebraic varieties
    • Quasiprojective variety, a subset of algebraic varieties (which includes projective and affine varieties)
  • Analytic variety, an object much like an algebraic variety but defined as the zero set of finitely many (real- or complex-)analytic functions
  • Variety (universal algebra), classes of algebraic structures defined by equations in universal algebra
  • Linear variety, a subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space

Sciences

  • Variety (botany), a formal rank in botanical taxonomic nomenclature
  • Variety (cybernetics), the number of possible states of a system or of an element of the system
  • Variety (linguistics), a concept that includes, for instance, dialects, standard language and jargon
  • Plant variety (law), a legal rather than taxonomic term for a cultivar or hybrid protected by patent law
  • "Variety", an informal (and incorrect and ambiguous) rather than taxonomic term for cultivar in horticulture

Arts and entertainment

Broadcast media

  • Variety (radio), a format of radio programming
  • Variety show, a form of theatrical and television entertainment
  • Variety hits, a radio format

Print media

  • Variety (magazine), an entertainment industry newspaper
  • Variety Obituaries, 15-volume series with every obituary published by the entertainment trade magazine Variety from 1905 to 1994
  • "Second Variety", a 1953 influential short story by Philip K. Dick

Film

Music

Hobbies

  • Variety, a term in coin collecting

Other uses

See also

  • All pages beginning with "Variety"
  • All pages with titles containing "variety"
  • Var (disambiguation)
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