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Meaning of variation

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

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

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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