fluctuation

Plural: fluctuations

Noun

• a wave motion
  • "the fluctuations of the sea"
• an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
• the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
  • "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
• A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.
• A wavering; unsteadiness.
• 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.

Examples

• fluctuations of opinion
• fluctuations of prices
• the fluctuations of the sea

Synonyms

variation, wavering

Related Words

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