variation vs theme

theme vs variation

variation and theme both are nouns.

variation is not a verb while theme is a verb.

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

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

variation: a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
theme: (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

Other hypernyms of variation include idea, melodic theme, musical theme.

variation (noun)	theme (noun)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard	a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard	the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure	an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard	(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
something a little different from others of the same type	(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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

variation (verb)	theme (verb)
	provide with a particular theme or motive

Difference between variation and theme

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