Meaning & Definition of Variation in English

1. An instance of change

• The rate or magnitude of change

2. An activity that varies from a norm or standard

• "Any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

3. A repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished

4. 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"

5. An artifact that deviates from a norm or standard

• "He patented a variation on the sandal"

6. The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

7. The process of varying or being varied

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

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

10. (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

11. The act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard

• "Who is responsible for these variations in taxation?"