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variation
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Noun
  • the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
    • who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
  • (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
  • (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
  • (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
  • the process of varying or being varied
  • the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
  • an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
    • he patented a variation on the sandal
  • something a little different from others of the same type
    • an experimental version of the night fighter
    • a variant of the same word
    • an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
    • the boy is a younger edition of his father
  • a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
  • an activity that varies from a norm or standard
    • any variation in his routine was immediately reported
  • an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
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