variegation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun variability in coloration
  2. noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
    diversification.
    • my broker recommended a greater diversification of my investments
    • he limited his losses by diversification of his product line

WordNet

Va`ri*e*ga"tion noun
Definitions
  1. The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.

Webster 1913