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'''Variation''' means an instance of change or the [[rate]] or magnitude of change. It may refer to:
Biology:
* [[Biodiversity]]
* [[Genetic diversity]], 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.
* [[Permutation]]
Statistics:
* [[Coefficient of variation]] in statistics, the magnitude of [[variance]] relative to the mean.
* [[Statistical dispersion]], a notion of the extent of spread in measurements of a variable, quantified in the variance.
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
* [[Variation on a theme]], in [[art history]]
Other:
* [[Variation (linguistics)]]
* [[Variation (game)]], modifications made to a game by a community of players (as opposed to a central authority)
* [[Variation (game tree)]], particular series of moves
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