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▸ noun: A related but distinct thing.
▸ noun: (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
▸ noun: (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
▸ noun: (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
▸ noun: (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
▸ noun: (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
▸ noun: (linguistics) The situation where two or more linguistic forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, the choice of form being determined by factors of dialect, sociolect, register or simply the speaker's preference.
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version,
variance,
variant,
fluctuation,
variability,
deviation,
heterogeneity,
variety,
discrepancy,
modification,
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considerable,
wide,
great,
genetic,
seasonal,
little,
individual,
slight,
diurnal,
much,
significant
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