In our interpretation, the output data in Table 2 is an acceptable variation of that in Table 1.
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Variation
//ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩//
Synonyms for "variation" (346 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (70)
Noun(1 words)
aberrancyaberrationabout faceabout-faceabsolute musicaccommodationadaptationadjustmentair variealeatoryaleatory musicallotropismallotropyalterationalteringalternationameliorationanacrusisanalysisanatomization
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apostasyarrangementatomizationbass passagebendbettermentbiasbourdonbranching offbreakbridgeburdencadencecapriciousnesschamber musicchamber orchestrachangechange of heartchange of pacechangeabilitychangeablenesschangingchoicechoppinesschoruscircuitousnesscodacompositionconstructive changecontinuitycontrarietycontrastconversioncornercrookcurvedapplenessdeclinationdefectiondeflectiondegenerationdegenerative changedemarcationdeparturedescantdesultorinessdesynonymizationdeteriorationdetour
Strong matches (103)
developmentdeviabilitydeviancedeviancydeviationdeviousnessdifferencedifferencingdifferentiationdifferingdigressiondisaccorddisaccordancedisagreementdisconformitydiscongruitydiscontinuitydiscordancediscrepancydiscreteness
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discriminationdiscursiondisequalizationdisjunctiondisorderdisparitydissentdissimilaritydissonancedistinctiondistinctnessdistinguishmentdivagationdivaricationdivergencedivergencydiversificationdiversiondiversitydivisiondoglegdoubledriftdriftingeccentricityelectronic musicerrantryerraticismetudeexcursionexcursusexerciseexorbitationexpositionfalderalfar cryficklenessfigurefittingflightinessflip flopflip-flopfluctuationfolderolfreakishnessgradationgradual changehairpinharmonic closeharmonizationher infinite varietyheterogeneityheteromorphismimprovementimpulsivenessinaccordanceincidental musicincompatibilityincongruityinconsistencyinconsonanceinconstancyindirectionindividualizationindividuationinequalityinharmoniousnessinharmonyinstabilityinstrumental musicinterludeintermezzointroductory phraseinventionirreconcilabilityirregularityjerkinessmagnetic declinationmanifoldnessmeasure
Noun(3 words)
Related words (173)
meliorationmercurialitymitigationmixturemodificationmodifyingmodulationmoodinessmotleynessmovemovementmultifariousnessmultiplicitymusical phrasemusical sentencemutabilitymutantmutationnachtmusiknocturne
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nonconformismnonconformitynonstandardizationnonuniformitynoveltyobliquityoddsomnifariousnessomniformityoppositionopusorchestrationornamentoscillationothernessoverthrowpartparticularizationpas seulpassagependulationpererrationperiodpermutationpersonalizationphrasepiecepluralismpolymorphismproductionprogram musicproteusqualificationradical changeraggednessramblingre creationre-creationrealignmentredesignreformreformationrefrainremakingrenewalreshapingresolutionresponserestlessnessrestructuringreversalrevivalrevivificationrevolutionricercarritornelloscoresectionseesawingsegregationseparatenessseparationseveralizationseveranceshadeshapeshiftersheershiftshiftinessshiftingshifting courseshifting pathshufflingskewslantsonatasonatinaspecializationstanzastatementstrainstrayingstring orchestrastring quartetstudysudden changesweepswerveswervingswingingswitchtacktailpieceteeter-totteringteeteringtheme and variationstolerancetotal changetotteringtransitiontrioturnturnaboutturningtuttitutti passagetwistuncertaintyunconformismunconformityundependabilityunevennessunfixednessunlikenessunorthodoxyunpredictabilityunreliabilityunsettlednessunstablenessunsteadfastnessunsteadinessupheavalvacillationvariabilityvariancevariegationvarietyvariousnessvaryingveerversatilityverseversionvicissitudeviolent changewanderingwantonnesswarpwaveringwaywardnesswhimsicalityworkworseningyawzigzag
Related word relations
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More general
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Synonyms
4 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
12 entrieshas context
5 entriesis a
6 entriesrelated to
24 entriesShowing 16 of 24 words.
Translations
113 translations across 37 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- παράλλαγμα noun (the act or state of varying)
Arabic
2 entries- اِخْتِلَاف noun (the act or state of varying)
- تَرَاوُح noun (the act or state of varying)
Bulgarian
4 entries- вариа́нт noun (related but distinct thing)
- вариа́ция noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
- вариант noun ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original)
- изменение noun (the act or state of varying)
Catalan
3 entries- variació noun (the act or state of varying)
- variació noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
- variant noun (related but distinct thing)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 變動 /变动 noun (the act or state of varying)
- 變化 /变化 noun (the act or state of varying)
- 變奏曲 /变奏曲 noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
Czech
2 entries- obměna noun (the act or state of varying)
- variace noun (the act or state of varying)
Danish
4 entries- afvigelse noun (difference between true and magnetic (compass) north)
- variant noun (related but distinct thing)
- variant noun ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original)
- variation noun (the act or state of varying)
Dutch
4 entries- afwisseling noun (the act or state of varying)
- variant noun (related but distinct thing)
- variant noun ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original)
- variatie noun (the act or state of varying)
Esperanto
3 entries- diverseco noun (the act or state of varying)
- variaĵo noun (related but distinct thing)
- ŝanĝo noun (the act or state of varying)
Finnish
4 entries- eranto noun (difference between true and magnetic (compass) north)
- muunnos noun (related but distinct thing)
- muunnos noun ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original)
- muuntelu noun (the act or state of varying)
French
4 entries- déclinaison noun (difference between true and magnetic (compass) north)
- variante noun (related but distinct thing)
- variante noun ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original)
- variation noun (the act or state of varying)
Galician
1 entries- variación noun (the act or state of varying)
Georgian
4 entries- ვარიანტი noun (related but distinct thing)
- ვარიაცია noun (the act or state of varying)
- ვარიაცია noun (related but distinct thing)
- ვარიაცია noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
German
4 entries- Umbildung noun (the act or state of varying)
- Variante noun ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original)
- Variation noun (the act or state of varying)
- Variation noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
Greek
1 entries- παραλλαγή noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
Irish
3 entries- athruithe noun (the act or state of varying)
- malartaíocht noun (appearance of two or more linguistic forms)
- éagsúlacht noun (the act or state of varying)
Italian
3 entries- variante noun (related but distinct thing)
- variazione noun (the act or state of varying)
- variazione noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
Japanese
3 entries- 変動 noun (the act or state of varying)
- 変化 noun (the act or state of varying)
- 変奏曲 noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
Kazakh
3 entries- вариация noun (related but distinct thing)
- вариация noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
- түрлендірме noun (related but distinct thing)
Khmer
2 entries- បំរែបំរួល noun (the act or state of varying)
- បំរែបំរួល noun (related but distinct thing)
Korean
1 entries- 변화 noun (the act or state of varying)
Latin
1 entries- variātiō noun (the act or state of varying)
Malay
1 entries- kesenjangan noun (the act or state of varying)
Malayalam
2 entries- വ്യതിയാനം noun (the act or state of varying)
- വ്യതിയാനം noun (related but distinct thing)
Māori
1 entries- tāupetanga noun (the act or state of varying)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- variasjon noun (the act or state of varying)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- variasjon noun (the act or state of varying)
Polish
2 entries- wariacja noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
- zmienność noun (the act or state of varying)
Portuguese
4 entries- variante noun (related but distinct thing)
- variação noun (the act or state of varying)
- variação noun (related but distinct thing)
- variação noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
Romanian
2 entries- variație noun (the act or state of varying)
- variere noun (the act or state of varying)
Russian
4 entries- вариа́нт noun (related but distinct thing)
- вариа́ция noun (related but distinct thing)
- вариа́ция noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
- варьи́рование noun (the act or state of varying)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- atharrachadh noun (the act or state of varying)
- caochladh noun (the act or state of varying)
- mùthadh noun (the act or state of varying)
Spanish
2 entries- variación noun (the act or state of varying)
- variación noun (related but distinct thing)
Swedish
4 entries- avvikelse noun (difference between true and magnetic (compass) north)
- variant noun (related but distinct thing)
- variant noun ((board games) a line of play that differs from the original)
- variation noun (the act or state of varying)
Tagalog
2 entries- baryasyon noun (the act or state of varying)
- kaibahan noun (the act or state of varying)
Turkish
3 entries- varyasyon noun (the act or state of varying)
- çeşitleme noun (the act or state of varying)
- çeşitleme noun (a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme)
Vietnamese
3 entries- biến thể noun (related but distinct thing)
- sự biến đổi noun (the act or state of varying)
- sự thay đổi noun (the act or state of varying)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The reason for this is that we found no variation of those morphemes.
Source: tatoeba (61117)
Sledge hockey is a variation of ice hockey intended for disabled athletes, who sit on aluminium sledges with attached skate blades. The players each use two spiked fibreglass hockey sticks both to propel themselves forward and to pass the puck or shoot it towards the goal.
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This is a humorous variation of a proverb.
Source: tatoeba (3758819)
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