rare variation

Seldom-seen deviation

A rare variation is an uncommon version or form of something that differs from the standard.

The phrase appears in collecting, genetics, and gaming: This coin is a rare variation worth thousands, a rare genetic variation linked to the disease, I finally found the rare variation of that card.

Related

freak of nature · oddity · black sheep · quirk · unique · scarce · unusual · once in a blue moon · deviation · exception · wild card · freak · peculiar · singular · specimen · exotic · atypical · outlier

Opposites
frequency/commonness

rare variationgarden variety

Unremarkably typical

standardness/normativity

rare variationstandard form

Conventional way of expressing

norm · prototype · default · archetype · template

uniformity/diversity

rare variationuniformity

State of being identical

homogeneity · consistency · sameness · conformity · standardization

Family

rare, rarer, rarest, rarely, rareness, rarity, rarefied, rarefy, rarefaction

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G