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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.
5.
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.
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Astronomy. any deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body, especially of a planetary or satellite orbit.
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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).
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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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Word Origin & History
variation
late 14c., from O.Fr. variation, from L. variationem (nom. variatio) "a difference, variation, change," from variatus, pp. of variare "to change" (see vary). The musical sense is attested from 1801.
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Medical Dictionary
variation var·i·a·tion (vâr'ē-ā'shən, vār'-)
n.
The act, process, or result of varying.
The state or fact of being varied.
The extent or degree to which something varies.
Something slightly different from another of the same type.
Marked difference or deviation from the normal or recognized form, function, or structure.
An organism exhibiting such difference or deviation.
A function that relates the values of one variable to those of other variables.
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