Variation
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Variation means an instance of change or the rate or magnitude of change. It may refer to
Biology:
- Biodiversity
- Genetic variation, differences within a species
- Variation (genetics), mutations resulting from chromosomal alteration
- Magnetic variation, difference between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle
- Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the Moon
- Bounded variation
- Calculus of variations, in which δf is called the variation of the function f, is a field of mathematics which deals with functions of functions.
- Variance (variation is a misnomer though), in statistics a measure of the spread of a variable
- Variation (ballet), solo dance or dance figure *Variation (music), formal technique where material is altered during repetition
- Direct variation
- Indirect variation
- Variation (game), modifications made to a game by a community of players (as opposed to a central authority)
- Varations (band), French rock band
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