| Subject | English | Chinese |
| el. | discontinuous variational method | 断续变分法 |
| earth.sc. | discrete variational molecular orbital method | 离散变分〔分子轨道〕法 |
| chem. | discrete variational molecular orbital method | 离散变分分子轨道法 (DVM) |
| space | iterative variational method | 迭代变分方法 |
| el. | self-consistent charge discrete variational method | 自洽电荷离散变分法 |
| hydroel.st. | variational method | 变分法 |
| math. | variational method | 变分方法 |
| tech. | variational method | 变差法 |