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1.adjectiveAble to vary or be varied."variable winds or seasons; a variable quantity; a variable resistor"
2.adjectiveLikely to vary.
3.adjectiveMarked by diversity or difference.
4.adjectiveHaving no fixed quantitative value.
5.adjectiveTending to deviate from a normal or recognized type.
6.nounSomething that is slightly different from a type or norm."All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”."
7.nounA different sequence of a gene (locus).
8.nounA variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
9.nounOne of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
10.nounThe act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
11.nounA related but distinct thing."All of his soups are variations on a single recipe."
12.nounThe angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
13.nounA line of play that differs from the original.
14.nounA technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
15.nounThe modification of a hereditary trait.
16.nounDeviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
17.nounThe quality of being varied; diversity."Variety is the spice of life."
18.nounA specific variation of something.
19.nounA number of different things.
20.nounA state of constant change.
21.nounA rank in a taxonomic classification, below species and subspecies.
22.nounThe total number of distinct states of a system.
23.nounLogarithm of the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system.
24.nounA term used for a specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is a dialect, accent, register, etc. and to its prestige level.
25.noun(universal algebra) An equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.
26.nounAn algebraic variety.
27.nounThe kind of theatrical entertainment given in variety shows.
28.nounThe production of, or performance in, variety shows.
29.nounAn instrument used to measure variations in a magnetic field.
30.nounA rate-of-climb indicator.
31.adjectiveHaving a broad range (of different elements)."The reasons are various."
32.adjectiveThat varies or differs from others; variant; different."a various reading of a Biblical text"