variation

Nouns

  • (n) an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change fluctuation,
  • (n) an activity that varies from a norm or standard
    • any variation in his routine was immediately reported
    variance,
  • (n) a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
  • (n) 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
    version, edition, variant,
  • (n) an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
    • he patented a variation on the sandal
  • (n) the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north magnetic declination, magnetic variation,
  • (n) the process of varying or being varied
  • (n) (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
  • (n) (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration mutant, mutation, sport,
  • (n) (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure pas seul,
  • (n) the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
    • who is responsible for these variations in taxation?

Synonyms

fluctuation variance version edition variant magnetic declination magnetic variation mutant mutation sport pas seul

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