variation
nouns
an activity that varies from a norm or standard
"any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
is derived from
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
is a type of (narrower)
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
"the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
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"
is derived from
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
"he patented a variation on the sandal"
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
is derived from
the process of varying or being varied
is a type of (narrower)
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
"events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
domain category
the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
is a type of (narrower)
(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
is derived from
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
"who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
the action of changing something
"the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election"
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