Fluctuation Definition

fluctuations
noun
fluctuations

A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.

The fluctuations of the sea.
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Fluctuations of opinion.
Fluctuations of prices.
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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.

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Other Word Forms of Fluctuation

Noun

Singular:
fluctuation
Plural:
fluctuations

Origin of Fluctuation

  • Borrowed from Latin fluctuatiōnem, accusative singular of fluctuatiō, from fluctuō, from fluctus.

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