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an activity that varies from a norm or standard
e.g. any variation in his routine was immediately reported
Synonym: variance
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the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
e.g. who is responsible for these variations in taxation?
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(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
Synonym: pas seul
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an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
e.g. he patented a variation on the sandal
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something a little different from others of the same type
e.g. an experimental version of the night fighter
e.g. a variant of the same word
e.g. an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
e.g. the boy is a younger edition of his father
Synonym: version variant edition
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a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
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an instance of change
the rate or magnitude of change
Synonym: fluctuation
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(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
Synonym: mutant mutation sport
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(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
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the process of varying or being varied
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the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
Synonym: magnetic declination magnetic variation
英语释义
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n. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
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n. an activity that varies from a norm or standard
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n. a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
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n. an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard