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variation

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