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GRE 红宝书

• n.变化, 差异
• ［类］ mimicry : camouflage / mutation : variation ( 拟态是伪装 / 基因突变是变化) 反义词: oscillation ( 变动) -absence of variation ( 缺少变化) ; uniformity ( 一致)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. the act or process of varying ; the state or fact of being varied
  • b. an instance of varying
  • c. the extent to which or the range in which a thing varies
• 2. declination 6
• 3.
  • a. a change of algebraic sign between successive terms of a sequence
  • b. a measure of the change in data, a variable, or a function
• 4. the repetition of a musical theme with modifications in rhythm, tune, harmony, or key
• 5.
  • a. divergence in the structural or functional characteristics of an organism from the species or population norm or average
  • b. something (as an individual or group) that exhibits variation
• 6.
  • a. a solo dance in classic ballet
  • b. a repetition in modern ballet of a movement sequence with changes
• ? variational adjective
• ? variationally adverb

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