Variation

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Variation may refer to:

Biology

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

Bounded variation
Calculus of variations, a field of mathematics which deals with functions of functions
Coefficient of variation
Variations without repetition, an archaic term in combinatorics still commonly used by non-English authors for k-permutations of n
Variations with repetition, an archaic term in combinatorics still commonly used by non-English authors for n-tuples

Variation (music), a formal technique where material is altered during repetition
Les Variations, a French rock group
Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album), 1978
Variations (Eddie Rabbitt album), 1978
Variations (Cage), a series of works by American avant-garde composer John Cage
Variations (musical), 1982 Australian musical by Nick Enright and Terence Clarke
Variations (Stravinsky), Igor Stravinsky's last orchestral composition written in 1963–64
Elegant variation, the gratuitous use of a synonym in prose

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

Variation (game), modifications made to a game by a community of players (as opposed to a central authority)
Variation (game tree), a particular series of moves
Variation (linguistics), a linguistic characteristic of languages
Variation (horse), a British Thoroughbred