variety

noun

1. The quality of being varied; diversity.

   “Variety is the spice of life.”

2. A specific variation of something.

3. A number of different things.

4. A state of constant change.

5. A rank in a taxonomic classification, below species and subspecies.

6. The total number of distinct states of a system.

7. Logarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.

8. A term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.

9. (universal algebra) An equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.

10. An algebraic variety.

11. The kind of theatrical entertainment given in variety shows.

12. The production of, or performance in, variety shows.