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      variation
      noun
      The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
      A related but distinct thing.
      (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
      (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
      (linguistics) The situation where two or more linguistic forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, the choice of form being determined by factors of dialect, sociolect, register or simply the speaker's preference.
      (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
      (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
      (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
      Roots
      variusvari- · Latin · changing, diverse
      Synonyms for variation
      fluctuationnvariancenmutationnvariabilityndeviationnalterationnmodificationndissimilarityndiscrepancynpermutationndivergencendifferencenheterogeneitynunlikenessnalternationnvariegationnchangeablenessnchangeabilitynvarietynvicissituden
      Words related to variation
      variantnvariationalvariablenessnthermotensilebarogramallomerismnvaryvversionnvariatenchangesnmutantadjdiversiformvariegatingvmodulationsnvariableadjremodificationnpermutationaltranspositionntropophilousadjdiffersv

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