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noun
1.
the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation.
2.
an instance of this: There is a variation in the quality of fabrics in this shipment.
3.
amount, rate, extent, or degree of change: a temperature variation of 40° in a particular climate.
4.
a different form of something; variant.
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EXPANDMusic.
a.
the transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody.
b.
a varied form of a melody or theme, especially one of a series of such forms developing the capacities of the subject.
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Ballet. a solo dance, especially one forming a section of a pas de deux.
7.
Astronomy. any deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, especially of a planetary or satellite orbit.
8.
Also called magnetic declination, magnetic variation. Navigation. the angle between the geographic and the magnetic meridian at a given point, expressed in plus degrees east or minus degrees west of true north. Compare deviation (def. 4).
9.
COLLAPSEBiology. a difference or deviation in structure or character from others of the same species or group.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Latin variātiōn- (stem of variātiō), equivalent to variāt(us) (see variate) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English variacioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
1350–1400; < Latin variātiōn- (stem of variātiō), equivalent to variāt(us) (see variate) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English variacioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
Related forms
var·i·a·tion·al·ly, var·i·a·tive·ly, adverb
in·ter·va·ri·a·tion, noun
non·var·i·a·tion, noun
o·ver·var·i·a·tion, noun
EXPANDSynonyms
1. mutation, alteration, modification; deviation, divergence, difference.
1. mutation, alteration, modification; deviation, divergence, difference.
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Variational
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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World English Dictionary
| variation (ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act, process, condition, or result of changing or varying; diversity |
| 2. | an instance of varying or the amount, rate, or degree of such change |
| 3. | something that differs from a standard or convention |
| 4. | music |
| a. a repetition of a musical theme in which the rhythm, harmony, or melody is altered or embellished | |
| b. (as modifier): variation form | |
| 5. | biology |
| a. a marked deviation from the typical form or function | |
| b. a characteristic or an organism showing this deviation | |
| 6. | astronomy any change in or deviation from the mean motion or orbit of a planet, satellite, etc, esp a perturbation of the moon |
| 7. | another word for magnetic declination |
| 8. | ballet a solo dance |
| 9. | linguistics any form of morphophonemic change, such as one involved in inflection, conjugation, or vowel mutation |
| vari'ational | |
| —adj | |
| vari'ationally | |
| —adv | |
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