Variety - Definition and Overview

• Variety (linguistics) is a concept that includes for instance dialects, standard language and jargon.
• Variety (biology) is a recognised division of a species. See also subspecies.
• Variety (philately) is a term in stamp collecting.
• Variety (radio) is a format of radio programming.
• Variety is also the name of an entertainment business magazine.
• Variety show is a name for a genre of musical theatre entertainment consisting of a series of short, unrelated songs, dances, and comedy sketches, also known as Vaudeville (North American) or Music hall (British).
• In mathematics
  • Algebraic variety is an important concept in advanced algebraic geometry.
  • Varieties of algebras are classes of algebraic structures defined by equations in universal algebra