replacement vs variation

variation vs replacement

replacement and variation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
replacement	Yes	No	No	No
variation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, variation is a hypernym of replacement; that is, variation is a word with a broader meaning than replacement:

replacement: an event in which one thing is substituted for another
variation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

Other hypernyms of replacement include fluctuation.

replacement (noun)	variation (noun)
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another	the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
an event in which one thing is substituted for another	(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
a person who follows next in order	an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
someone who takes the place of another person	something a little different from others of the same type
filling again by supplying what has been used up	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

Difference between replacement and variation

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