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Variation

/ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.

📖 Definitions of "Variation"

noun

1
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
2
A related but distinct thing.
"All of his soups are variations on a single recipe."
3
The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
4
A line of play that differs from the original.

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
variancenoun	A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
versionnoun	A specific form or variation of something.
variantnoun	Showing variety, diverse.
fluctuationnoun	A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
variancenoun	A difference between what is expected and what is observed; deviation.
variantnoun	Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
versionnoun	A specific form or variation of something.
fluctuationnoun	A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.
variablenoun	(programming) A named memory location in which a program can store intermediate results and from which it can read them.
variabilitynoun	The state or characteristic of being variable.
diversificationnoun	The act, or the result, of diversifying.
varietynoun	(countable) A collection or number of different things.
varied	diverse or miscellaneous
diversitynoun	The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
alterationnoun	The act of altering or making different.
modifiednoun	Any vehicle used in modified racing.
changingnoun	Change; alteration.
changenoun	(countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.
modificationnoun	The result of modifying something; a new or changed form.
amended	That has been modified from a previous form.
modifyverb	(transitive) To change part of.
differentiationnoun	The act or process of differentiating (generally, without a specialized sense).
differentialnoun	A qualitative or quantitative difference between similar or comparable things.
adjustmentnoun	The action of adjusting something