type vs variation

variation vs type

type and variation both are nouns.

type is a verb but variation is not a verb.

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

As nouns, variation is a hyponym of type; that is, variation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than type:

type: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
variation: something a little different from others of the same type

Other hyponyms of type include breed, nature, edition, variant, version.

type (noun)	variation (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing	the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard
all of the tokens of the same symbol	(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
printed characters	an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon	something a little different from others of the same type
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)	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

type (verb)	variation (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type
write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between type and variation

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