variation

Study(29)

UK /ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/ US /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

considerable, dramatic, enormous, extreme, great, major, marked, significant, striking, substantial, tremendous, wide

minor, slight, small, subtle

There are minor variations in temperature throughout the day, but nothing extreme.

VERB + VARIATION

show

Temperature readings from different parts of the building showed significant variation throughout the day.

find, observe

Researchers observed significant variation in how different countries approached the problem.

analyse

VARIATION + VERB

occur

PREP

~ according to

There is considerable price variation according to where you shop for groceries.

~ across

The restaurant menu shows interesting price variations across different locations in the city.

~ among

There is significant variation among the different coffee brands sold at the supermarket.

~ between

There are significant variations between the prices at different supermarkets in our town.

~ by

Temperature variations by season affect which crops farmers can grow in different regions.

~ in

There are significant variations in how different countries celebrate the New Year.

~ with

There was a noticeable variation with the price of coffee depending on which store you visited.

~ within

There are significant variations within the student population at most large universities.

PHRASES

a range of variation, a variation on a theme

The restaurant offers a range of variation in their menu, from traditional dishes to modern interpretations.

Definitions

noun

The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.

A related but distinct thing.

When the process didn't work, we tried a variation.

All of his soups are variations on a single recipe.

The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.

A line of play that differs from the original.

A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an activity that varies from a norm or standard

variance

noun — something a little different from others of the same type

noun — an instance of change

fluctuation

noun — (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting fro

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

When the process didn't work, we tried a variation.

Wiktionary

All of his soups are variations on a single recipe.

Wiktionary

In our interpretation, the output data in Table 2 is an acceptable variation of that in Table 1.

Tatoeba · #23443

The reason for this is that we found no variation of those morphemes.

Tatoeba · #61117

This is a humorous variation of a proverb.

Tatoeba · #3758819

Usage Notes

Your note

not saved

0 chars