Variation

va-re-a va-re-a -shun, s. a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of the same thing; alteration;difference; change from one to another; the extent to which a thing varies; inflection [Gram.]; deviation; an inequality of the moon's motion depending on the angular distance of the moon from the sun [Astron.]: the deviation of the magnetic needle from the true north point, or its declination [Geog. and Navigation]; the different manner of singing or playing the same air or tune [Mus. ] See Vary.