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'''Variation''' or '''Variations''' may refer to:<br />
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== Science and mathematics ==<br />
* [[Variation (astronomy)]], any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon<br />
* [[Genetic variation]], the difference in DNA among individuals or the differences between populations<br />
** [[Human genetic variation]], genetic differences in and among populations of humans<br />
* [[Magnetic variation]], difference between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle<br />
* [[p-variation|''p''-variation]] in mathematical analysis, a family of seminorms of functions<br />
* [[Coefficient of variation]] in probability theory and statistics, a standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution<br />
* [[Total variation]] in mathematical analysis, a way of quantifying the change in a function over a subset of <math>\mathbb{R}^n</math> or a measure space<br />
* [[Calculus of variations]] in mathematical analysis, a method of finding maxima and minima of functionals<br />
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== Arts ==<br />
* [[Variation (ballet)]] or pas seul, solo dance or dance figure<br />
* [[Variations (ballet)|''Variations'' (ballet)]], a 1966 ballet by choreographer George Balanchine<br />
* [[Variations (film)|''Variations'' (film)]], a 1998 short film by Nathaniel Dorsky<br />
* [[Variations (journal)|''Variations'' (journal)]], a journal of literature published by Peter Lang<br />
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=== Music ===<br />
* [[Variation (music)]], a formal technique where material is altered during repetition<br />
* [[Variations (Cage)|''Variations'' (Cage)]], a series of works by American avant-garde composer John Cage<br />
* [[Variations (musical)|''Variations'' (musical)]], 1982 Australian musical by Nick Enright and Terence Clarke<br />
* [[Variations (Stravinsky)|''Variations'' (Stravinsky)]], Igor Stravinsky's last orchestral composition written in 1963–64<br />
*[[Variation (Hensoukyoku)|''Variation'']], album by [[Akina Nakamori]]<br />
* [[Les Variations]], a French rock group<br />
* [[Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album)|''Variations'' (Andrew Lloyd Webber album)]], 1978<br />
* [[Variations (Eddie Rabbitt album)|''Variations'' (Eddie Rabbitt album)]], 1978<br />
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== Other uses ==<br />
* [[Variation (game)]], modifications made to a game by a community of players (as opposed to a central authority)<br />
* [[Variation (game tree)]], a particular series of moves<br />
* [[Variation (linguistics)]], a linguistic characteristic of languages<br />
* [[Variation (horse)]], a British Thoroughbred<br />
* [[Variation of the field]], a concept in heraldry<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Variability (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Change (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Variations on a Theme (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Rate of change (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Repetition (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Variant (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Calculus of variations]], a field of mathematics which deals with functions of functions<br />
* [[Genetic diversity]], total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species<br />
* [[Variance]], expectation of deviation in probability theory or statistics<br />
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