def escortVariance (x : Fin J → ℝ) (ρ : ℝ) (f : Fin J → ℝ) : ℝ := escortExpectation x ρ (fun j => f j ^ 2) - (escortExpectation x ρ f) ^ 2
thesis/CESProofs/Foundations/InformationGeometry.lean:714
The VRI σ² = T·χ is fundamentally an exponential family identity: