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variation vs permutation

permutation vs variation

variation and permutation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
variation Yes No No No
permutation Yes No No No
As nouns, permutation is a hyponym of variation; that is, permutation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variation:
  • variation: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
  • permutation: an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Other hyponyms of variation include vicissitude, allomerism, departure, deviation, difference, divergence, replacement, substitution, switch, transposition, business cycle, trade cycle, daily variation, diurnal variation, tide.
variation (noun) permutation (noun)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard complete change in character or condition
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard the act of changing the arrangement of a given number of elements
(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure act of changing the lineal order of objects in a group
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard an event in which one thing is substituted for another
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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