“variation of”

The following 2 entries include the term variation of.

variation of latitude

: a small periodic change in the observed latitude of any place resulting from wandering of the poles

variation of parameters

: a method for solving a differential equation by first solving a simpler equation and then generalizing this solution properly so as to satisfy the original equation by treating the arbitrary constants not as constants but as variables

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