The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing. / A related but distinct thing.

plural of variation

Of, pertaining to, or caused by variation

(statistics) random variable / A measurable quantity capable of taking on a number of values. / A variable, often the set of x values plotted on a graph. / The measured magnitude of a variable.

(transitive, intransitive) To alter; to vary; to make or become different.

plural of variate

A device that can change the parameters of something.

present participle of variate

simple past tense and past participle of variate

plural of variator