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Fluctuation

//flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling. countable, uncountable

    "the fluctuations of the sea"

  2. 2
    the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes wordnet
  3. 3
    A wavering; unsteadiness. countable, uncountable

    "fluctuations of opinion"

  4. 4
    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change wordnet
  5. 5
    In medicine, a wave-like motion or undulation of a fluid in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in an abscess), which is felt during palpation or percussion. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a wave motion wordnet

Etymology

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

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