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English to English noun
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an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change |  | source: wordnet30
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an activity that varies from a norm or standard | | Example: any variation in his routine was immediately reported
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a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished | | source: wordnet30
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something a little different from others of the same type | | Example: 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
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an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard | | Example: he patented a variation on the sandal
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the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north | | source: wordnet30
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the process of varying or being varied | | source: wordnet30
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(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon) | | source: wordnet30
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(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration | | source: wordnet30
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(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure | | source: wordnet30
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the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard | | Example: who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
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The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a variation of color in different lights; a variation in size; variation of language. | | source: webster1913
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