Meaning of variation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
   uncountable, usually
2. The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing
3. A related but distinct thing.
   uncountable, usually
4. A related but distinct thing
5. The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
   uncountable, usually
6. The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north
7. A line of play that differs from the original.
   uncountable, usually
8. A line of play that differs from the original
9. 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.
   uncountable, usually
10. 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
11. The modification of a hereditary trait.
    uncountable, usually
12. Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
    uncountable, usually
13. 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.
    uncountable, usually

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Examples

“Plant⟳ breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use⟳ are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed⟳ true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try⟳, the better.”

“When the process⟳ didn't work⟳, we tried a variation.”

“All of his soups are variations on a single recipe.”

“Selfishness has different variations, but in the end⟳ it is all the same.”

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