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variation in WordNet English dictionary

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