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Hi,Variety and variation both are nouns, I wonder how do you use them correctly in these sentences?Could you please explain to me in a simple and effective way?I have a [ variety / variation ] of interests.Hospitals deal with disease of every  [ variety / variation ].Prices are subject to  [ variety / variation ] from season.There are different  [ varieties / variations ] in prices.I do a  [ variety / variation ] of fitness activity.This machine can be used for a  [ variety / variation ] purpose.Thanks in advanceJohn Aki

GPY · Accepted Answer

I have a variety of interests.
Hospitals deal with diseases of every variety.
Prices are subject to variation from season to season.
There are variations in prices.
I do a variety of fitness activities.
This machine can be used for a variety of purposes.

CalifJim · Answer

John AkiVariety

A variety of + a plural is a lot of different kinds of things.

a variety of interests, a variety of diseases, a variety of people, ...
~ many different kinds of interests, many kinds of diseases, ...

a variety of topics to talk about,
a variety of available executive positions in the company,
to suffer a variety of injuries in an car accident,
a variety of vegetables to eat,
a variety of different opinions about how to raise children

John Akivariation

Variation (in) has to do with changes. We say that something that changes shows variation. You can often use 'variation' or 'variations' with the same meaning.

variation in temperature from day to day,
variations in the price of wheat,
to speak with little variation in pitch,
genetic variation in microorganisms,
maps of variations in sea level

CJ

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