VARIATION

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

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