Variation or Variations may refer to:
Science and mathematics Variation (astronomy), any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite, particularly of the moon Genetic variation, the difference in DNA among individuals or the differences between populations Human genetic variation, genetic differences in and among populations of humans Magnetic variation, difference between magnetic north and true north, measured as an angle p-variation in mathematical analysis, a family of seminorms of functions Coefficient of variation in probability theory and statistics, a standardized measure of dispersion of a probability distribution or frequency distribution Total variation in mathematical analysis, a way of quantifying the change in a function over a subset of or a measure space Calculus of variations in mathematical analysis, a method of finding maxima and minima of functionals
Arts Variation (ballet) or pas seul, solo dance or dance figure Variations (ballet), a 1966 ballet by choreographer George Balanchine Variations (film), a 1998 short film by Nathaniel Dorsky Variations (journal), a journal of literature published by Peter Lang The Variations, a 2023 novel by Patrick Langley
Music Variation (music), a formal technique where material is altered during repetition Variations (Cage), a series of works by American avant-garde composer John Cage Variations (musical), 1982 Australian musical by Nick Enright and Terence Clarke Variations (Stravinsky), Igor Stravinsky's last orchestral composition written in 1963–64 Variation (Hensoukyoku), album by Akina Nakamori Les Variations, a French rock group Variations (Andrew Lloyd Webber album), 1978 Variations (Eddie Rabbitt album), 1978
Other uses Variation (game), modifications made to a game by a community of players (as opposed to a central authority) Variation (game tree), a particular series of moves Variation (linguistics), a linguistic characteristic of languages Variation (horse), a British Thoroughbred Variation of the field, a concept in heraldry
See also
Variability (disambiguation) Change (disambiguation) Variations on a Theme (disambiguation) Rate of change (disambiguation) Repetition (disambiguation) Variant (disambiguation) Calculus of variations, a field of mathematics which deals with functions of functions Genetic diversity, total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species Variance, expectation of deviation in probability theory or statistics