Nuance vs Variation - What's the difference?
nuance | variation |
A minor distinction.
Subtlety or fine detail.
* 1901: Alpheus Spring Packard,
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.
As nouns the difference between nuance and variation
is that nuance is a minor distinction while variation is the act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.nuance
English
Noun
(en noun)- Understanding the basics is easy; appreciating the nuances takes years.
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution
- ...the richer our collections become, the more numerous are the proofs that all is more or less shaded (nuance ), that the remarkable differences become obliterated...
Derived terms
* nuancedvariation
English
(wikipedia variation)Noun
(en-noun)David Van Tassel], [http://www.americanscientist.org/authors/detail/lee-dehaan Lee DeHaan
Wild Plants to the Rescue, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Plant breeding is always a numbers game.