[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/variation/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) / variation

# variation

noun (a variation, variations; also uncountable)

«variation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A change or difference in amount or level: variation in temperature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#m1)
2. Something slightly different from the usual form: a variation of a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#m2)
3. (science) The differences between living things of the same kind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#m3)
4. (music) A new version of a tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science: variation between people's heights or eye colour; in maths and data: variation shows how much numbers spread out. In everyday life: a variation on a recipe or game. Phrases: «a variation on», «variation in».

### Examples

- There is a lot of variation in the heights of children in our class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#x1)
- We played a variation of tag where you freeze. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#x2)
- Temperature variation between day and night is large in the desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#x3)
- Every snowflake shows variation in shape. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#x4)
- This cake is a variation on Gran's recipe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#x5)
- The composer wrote ten variations on a simple tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#x6)
- We should be able to trace this re-introduction by the variation in titles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/#x7)

### Note

Countable (a variation, variations) or uncountable (much variation). Verb: vary. In data, the range (largest − smallest) is one simple measure of variation: heights 120–150 cm give a range of 30 cm.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «variation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/variation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«variation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/variation.html) on Mova free.