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  1. noun The act, process, or result of varying.
  2. noun The state or fact of being varied. See Synonyms at difference.
  3. noun The extent or degree to which something varies: a variation of ten pounds in weight.
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  • This variation is the raw material on which the culling process of natural selection can act. —  Omni: March 1995
  • (This is what I refer to as a variation on a target administrator's address.) —  Maximum Security -- Ch 25 -- The Remote Attack
  • The precise mathematical form of this variation is a function of both media and drive. —  VideoHelp.com Forum
  • Furthermore, both isoforms undergo tissue specific splicing and further variation is achieved by the use of two polyadenylation sites —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • I still like and think the FAIR TAX or a variation is the way to go ... —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
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  1. Early modern English also variacyon, from Middle English variacioun, from Old French (and F.) variation = Spanish variacion = Portuguese variação = Italian variazione, from Latin variatio(n-), a difference, variation, from variare, past participle variatus, change, vary: see vary.
 

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