Variation

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• Genetic diversity, differences within a species

Physics

• Magnetic variation, difference between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle
• Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon

Mathematics

• Bounded variation
• Calculus of variations, a field of mathematics which deals with functions of function
• Coefficient of variation
• Permutation

Arts

• Variation (music), formal technique where material is altered during repetition
• Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album)
• Variations (Eddie Rabbitt album)
• Variations (Cage), a series of works by American avant-garde composer John Cage
• Variations (Stravinsky), Igor Stravinsky's last orchestral composition, written in 1963–64

Ballet

• Variation (ballet), solo dance or dance figure
• Balanchine's 1947 Theme and Variations
• Balanchine's 1966 Variations (ballet), an earlier version of Variations for Orchestra
• Balanchine's 1982 Variations for Orchestra, a subsequent revision of Variations

Other

• Variation (game), modifications made to a game by a community of players (as opposed to a central authority)
• Variation (game tree), particular series of moves
• Variation (linguistics)

See also

• Variability (disambiguation)
• Variations on a Theme

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