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Meaning of 'variation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Variation [ n.]
- 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.
- Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a position or state; amount or rate of change.
- Change of termination of words, as in declension, conjugation, derivation, etc.
- Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original shall still preserve their identity.
- One of the different arrangements which can be made of any number of quantities taking a certain number of them together.

Meaning of 'variation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . variation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something a little different from others of the same type
Example in sentence:
  • a variant of the same word;
  • an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone;
  • an experimental version of the night fighter;
  • the boy is a younger edition of his father
Meaning (2):
- an activity that varies from a norm or standard
Example in sentence:
  • any variation in his routine was immediately reported
Meaning (3):
- an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
Example in sentence:
  • he patented a variation on the sandal
Meaning (4):
- the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
Example in sentence:
  • who is responsible for these variations in taxation?

Nearby Words:

vara varan varangian varanus vare varec vari variability variable variableness

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  • Range of variation
    The acceptable parameters of variance between actual performance and a standard, is called range of variation.

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