Variation
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- Genetic diversity, differences within a species
Physics [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- Bounded variation
- Calculus of variations, a field of mathematics which deals with functions of function
- Coefficient of variation
- Permutation
Arts [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- 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 [edit]
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