Definitions
1.nounThe act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
2.nounA related but distinct thing."All of his soups are variations on a single recipe."
3.nounThe angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
4.nounA line of play that differs from the original.
5.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.
6.nounThe modification of a hereditary trait.
7.nounDeviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.