variació
Variació is a Catalan term that designates the presence of differences within a group or across contexts. It derives from Latin variatio and is used across disciplines to describe deviation from a reference pattern, standard, or ideal.
In linguistics, variació refers to linguistic variation: differences in pronunciation, vocabulary, morphology, or syntax across speakers,
In biology and genetics, genetic variation refers to differences in DNA sequences among individuals and populations.
In statistics, variation describes how data points spread around a central tendency. It is quantified using
In music, variació (variations) is a compositional technique where a theme is repeated with alterations in melody,
Culturally and socially, variació also captures regional, historical, and gender or class differences in practices, beliefs,