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alteration vs variation

variation vs alteration

alteration and variation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
alteration Yes No No No
variation Yes No No No
As nouns, variation is a hyponym of alteration; that is, variation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alteration:
  • alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
  • variation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.
alteration (noun) variation (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification) an activity that varies from a norm or standard
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
something a little different from others of the same type
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
the process of varying or being varied
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
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