digression

As nouns the difference between digression and variation

is that digression is a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern while variation is variation.

As nouns the difference between digression and aside

is that digression is a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern while aside is an incidental remark made quietly so as to be heard by the person to whom it is said and not by any others in the vicinity.

As an adverb aside is

to or on one side so as to be out of the way.

As nouns the difference between tangent and digression

is that tangent is a straight line touching a curve at a single point without crossing it there while digression is a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern.

As an adjective tangent

is touching a curve at a single point but not crossing it at that point.

As nouns the difference between digression and stray

is that digression is a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern while stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

As a verb stray is

to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As an adjective stray is

having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As a noun digression

is a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern.

As a verb atray is

to vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.

As a noun digression

is a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern.

As an adjective offtopic is

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As nouns the difference between digression and aberration

is that digression is a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern while aberration is aberration (deviation).

As an adjective tangential

is referring to a tangent, moving at a tangent to something.

As a noun digression is

a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern.

As nouns the difference between digression and divergence

is that digression is a departure from the subject, course, or idea at hand; an exploration of a different or unrelated concern while divergence is the degree to which two or more things diverge.