Dissimilarity vs Variation - What's the difference?
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lack of similarity or lack of likeness in appearance to something else
The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing
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(nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north. Also called magnetic declination.
(board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
(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.
Dissimilarity is a related term of variation.
As nouns the difference between dissimilarity and variation
is that dissimilarity is lack of similarity or lack of likeness in appearance to something else while variation is variation.dissimilarity
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