variation

IPA: vɛriˈeɪʃʌn

noun

  • The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
  • A related but distinct thing.
  • (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
  • (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
  • (music) 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.
  • (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
  • (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
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Examples of "variation" in Sentences

  • This is the shortest of the variations.
  • Countless variations of the dish exist.
  • It enriches the variations of the subject.
  • The seasonal variations of the field is uneventful.
  • There is much variation in the growth of the fetus.
  • The finale is a mixture of variation and rondo form.
  • There was an endless variation in the size of the organ.
  • The point of the variations gallery is to illustrate the variations.
  • Some of the variations listed are not really variations of an invoice.
  • The form of the variation of amplitude is called the envelope of the wave.
  • MsgBox The icon was found at \% outX\%x\%outY\% variation = \% variation\%.
  • This kind of variation is more in keeping with everything we know about biology and genetic health.
  • Collinge J, Sidle KCL, Meads J, et al. Molecular analysis of prion strain variation and the aetiology of ‘new variant’ CJD.
  • In any case, the idea that variation is constrained by history is intrinsic to evolution, variations being modifications of what already exists in the line.
  • MsgBox The icon was found at \% outX\%x\%outY\% variation = \% variation\%. send, {alt up}; close the calculator window send, {alt down} send, {f4} send, {alt up}
  • Behe (and almost nobody else) believes that no list of naturalistic processes can ever fully explain variation: he suspects that some supernatural process was involved.
  • There are even a few non-IDists out there who are willing to publicly admit that natural selection acting on random variation is insufficient to explain all evolutionary change.
  • JOHN_A_DESIGNER: There are even a few non-IDists out there who are willing to publicly admit that natural selection acting on random variation is insufficient to explain all evolutionary change.
  • It is evident, therefore, from this last explanation, that there is a second direction of variation among men: _variation in their sense of the truth and value of their own thoughts_, and with them of the thoughts of others.
  • HB to Bilbo: Behe (and almost nobody else) believes that no list of naturalistic processes can ever fully explain variation: he suspects that some supernatural process was involved … this is probably why he is regarded as a crank.

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