Also means
distance, margin
Usage Note
Écart has a silent final 't'. Common phrases: à l'écart (aside, on the sidelines), faire le grand écart (to do the splits), and l'écart de salaire (the pay gap). In statistics, l'écart-type means standard deviation.
Examples
"L'écart entre les deux candidats est faible."
Natural Translation
The gap between the two candidates is small.
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