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variation

noun
/ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/UK/ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/US

Etymology

From Middle French variation, from Old French variacion, from Latin variātiō, from vary + -ation.

  1. derived from variō
  2. derived from varier
  3. inherited from varien
  4. formed as variation — “vary + -ation”

Definitions

  1. The act of varying

    The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.

  2. A related but distinct thing.

    • 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.

  3. The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic…

    The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.

  4. ›+ 7 more definitions

    1. A line of play that differs from the original.

    2. A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm,…

      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.

    3. The modification of a hereditary trait.

    4. Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.

    5. The situation where two or more linguistic forms appear in the same environment without a…

      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.

    6. An infinitesimal perturbation applied to a function, typically denoted δf, used to probe…

      An infinitesimal perturbation applied to a function, typically denoted δf, used to probe how a functional changes.

    7. The corresponding first-order change in a functional induced by such a perturbation,…

      The corresponding first-order change in a functional induced by such a perturbation, typically denoted δJ[f] and called the first variation.

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Derived

antigenic variation, copy number variation, elegant variation, equivalent variation, free variation, Linburg-Comstock variation, magnetic variation, theme and variations, variation compass, variation of the field, variation ratio, variation selector

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at variation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at variation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at variation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA