Variation

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Biology:

Biodiversity

Genetic Variation , 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 functions.

Coefficient Of Variation in statistics, the magnitude of Variance relative to the mean. ''Variation'' often refers to a vague notion of the extent of spread in measurements of a variable, quantified in the variance.

Permutation

Arts:

Variation (ballet) , solo dance or dance figure

Variation (music) , formal technique where material is altered during repetition

Variations (album) , composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Other:

Variation (linguistics)

Variation (game) , modifications made to a game by a community of players (as opposed to a central authority)

Variation (chess) , particular series of moves