1. of, relating to, or involving variation or change
2. of or relating to the calculus of variations in mathematics
Usage: mathematics

Examples

• The variational approach helped solve the optimization problem.
• Scientists studied the variational patterns in climate data.
• The variational principle is fundamental in physics.
• Researchers used variational methods to analyze the data.
• The variational calculus provides tools for finding extrema.
• Weather systems show variational behavior over time.