Definition of "variation" []

• The act, process, or result of varying. (noun)
• The state or fact of being varied. See Synonyms at difference. (noun)
• The extent or degree to which something varies: a variation of ten pounds in weight. (noun)
• Magnetic declination. (noun)
• Something slightly different from another of the same type. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "It is evident, therefore, from this last explanation, that there is a second direction of variation among men: _variation in their sense of the truth and value of their own thoughts_, and with them of the thoughts of others."
• "MsgBox The icon was found at \% outX\%x\%outY\% variation = \% variation\%. send, {alt up}; close the calculator window send, {alt down} send, {f4} send, {alt up}"
• "MsgBox The icon was found at \% outX\%x\%outY\% variation = \% variation\%."