Selection and Variation

Selection

Selection noun - The act or process of selecting.

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Variation and selection are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Selection".

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Selection and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Selection" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

good	good selection	good variation
nice	nice selection	nice variation
particular	particular selection	particular variation
standard	standard selection	standard variation
Other adjectives: simple, small, great, subtle, main, new, unique, possible, limited, odd, strange, bizarre, different, wide, realistic, genetic.

Visual Initiative Queue: This has a variation where the queue moves along a bar (or circle in the third game) but pauses when a player character's menu is ready for selection.

Source: Franchise / Grandia
The stage selection screen in Heavenly Sword features a variation of this: while there might not be nearly as many as your standard field of blades, each particular one is really big.

Source: Field of Blades
Diddy Kong Racing, not only on the racer selection screen (each racer has a unique instrument playing a variation of the same melody over the same accompaniment), but the track Boulder Canyon switches between three completely distinct arrangements depending on where you are in the lap.

Source: Variable Mix

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