variation

Noun

• the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
  • who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
    

• (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

• (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• (astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)

• the process of varying or being varied

• the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

• an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
  • he patented a variation on the sandal
    

• 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
    

• a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

• an activity that varies from a norm or standard
  • any variation in his routine was immediately reported
    

• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pas seul , mutant , mutation , sport , magnetic declination , magnetic variation , version , variant , edition , variance , fluctuation