variation
/ˌveərɪˈeɪʃən/noun
1
- a change or slight difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits变化; 变更; 变动：
regional variations in house prices
地域性房价差异
mass noun the figures showed marked variation from year to year.数字显示每年的变化明显。
1.1
- Astronomy a deviation of a celestial body from its mean orbit or motion.【天文】二均差。
1.2
- Mathematics a change in the value of a function due to small changes in the values of its argument or arguments【数】变分; 变差。
1.3
- （亦作magnetic variation）the angular difference between true north and magnetic north at a particular place磁偏角。
1.4
- mass noun Biology the occurrence of an organism in more than one distinct colour or form【生】变异; 变种。
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- a different or distinct form or version of something变化; 变异：
hurling is an Irish variation of hockey.
爱尔兰式曲棍球是曲棍球的变种。
2.1
- Music a version of a theme, modified in melody, rhythm, harmony, or ornamentation, so as to present it in a new but still recognizable form【音】变奏曲：
Elgar's Enigma Variations
埃尔加的《谜语变奏曲》
figurative 〈喻〉variations on the perennial theme of marital discord.
夫妻不和这一永恒题材的变奏曲。
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- Ballet a solo dance as part of a performance【芭蕾】单人舞。
派生词
variational
adjective词源
late Middle English (denoting variance or conflict)： from Old French, or from Latin variatio（n-）, from the verb variare （see VARY）.