variation
Definitions
General English
General Science
- noun the existence of a difference in amount, concentration, number or other feature
- noun a difference within a possible range or from a standard
- noun something that is slightly different from other similar things
Aviation
- noun a change or the amount of a change
- noun the angular difference between magnetic north and true north, which is measured in degrees and is named east or west according to whether the north-seeking end of a freely suspended magnet lies to the east or to the west of the true meridian at that point
Banking
- noun the amount by which something changes
Law
- noun a change in conditions
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