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fluctuation

fluc·tua·tion

UK/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/ US/ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

a wave motion

  • “the fluctuations of the sea”
2.

an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change

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3.

the quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations

  • “he kept a record of price fluctuations”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin fluctuatiōnem, accusative singular of fluctuatiō, from fluctuō, from fluctus. Morphologically fluctuate + -ion.

Phrases

  • fluctuation theorem
  • quantum fluctuation

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