transposition vs variation

variation vs transposition

transposition and variation both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of transposition include fluctuation.

transposition (noun)	variation (noun)
the act of reversing the order or place of	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards	the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign	(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
(electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance	an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome	something a little different from others of the same type
an event in which one thing is substituted for another	a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
any abnormal position of the organs of the body	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 transposition and variation

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