Allan,
Not sure and don't really care. I just enjoy tying specific patterns and trying different material with a given pattern.
The difference it makes is _______________???
var?i?ant
ˈve(ə)rēənt/
noun
"a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard."
By the way, the Rat Face McDougall is said to have come first by most accounts.