variants
n. countablen. different versions of something that are slightly changed from the original. You use this to talk about things like different types of a virus or different styles of a game.
n. forms or versions of something that differ in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard. Often used in scientific, linguistic, or technical contexts to describe mutations or regional differences.
Scientists are studying several new variants of the virus.
The car manufacturer offers three different variants of the same model to suit different budgets.
Linguists often track regional variants of specific words to understand how a language has evolved and spread across different geographical boundaries over several centuries.
Commonly followed by the preposition 'of' to specify the original source or category.