variance, variants

Variance or variance means difference or deviance--
I have marked each variance with a sticky note.
If you find a variance in the score, please correct it with a pencil.
Variance, especially when used with "at", may mean a difference of opinion--
Their opinions are always at variance; they never agree on an issue.
They were at variance, if not at loggerheads, on the issue; everyone was tired of discussing it.

Variance also means a permit to build or alter something in a manner or in a place forbidden by a local zoning ordinance; an offical exception to a zoning rule--
He asked the town council for a variance to expand the parking lot.
The zoning board refused to grant a variance for a taller fence.

Variants or variants ( rhymes with variance ) is the plural ( more than one ) of "variant", meaning a different version, spelling or interpretation--
There are several variants of this old song; which one do you want us to play?
There are dozens of variants of this old story, each with a different ending.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"We will note each variance in the script, and attempt to make one play out of the many variants."