Meaning & use
variation
A change or difference in amount, form, or condition from a standard, type, or previous state.
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There was noticeable variation in temperature between the coast and the mountains.
The composer wrote several variations on the same simple melody.
A note on using this word
In music, "variation" refers specifically to a technique of altering a musical theme, a specialized sense worth knowing beyond the general meaning.
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