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fluctuation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fluctuation \Fluc`tu*a"tion\, n. [L. fluctuatio; cf F. fluctuation.] 1. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; as the fluctuations of the sea. 2. A wavering; unsteadiness; as fluctuations of opinion; fluctuations of prices. 3. (Med.) The motion or undulation of a fluid collected in a natural or artifical cavity, which is felt when it is subjected to pressure or percussion. --Dunglison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fluctuation n 1: a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea" 2: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn: {variation}] 3: the quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: {wavering}]
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