All 3 Uses of
variation
in
Atlas Shrugged
- But the loudest screaming of the most hysterical editorial roused no emotion in himwhile a variation of a decimal point in a laboratory report on a test of Rearden Metal made him leap to his feet in eagerness or apprehension.†
Chpt 1.6
- He spoke with a smooth, cheerful assurance; Rearden had the impression that it was the assurance of a cardsharp who has spent a prodigious effort in memorizing every possible variation of the pattern, and is now safe in the knowledge that every card in the deck is marked.†
Chpt 2.3
- This was why he hated Lillian Rearden, thought Taggart: she knew the game, but she played it with unexpected variations of her own.†
Chpt 2.5 *
Definition:
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(variation as in: a variation on a theme) something that is different than others of its type (synonyms could include: adaptation, version, alternate form)