/flʌˌkʧuejˈʃʌnz/ - [flukchueyshunz] -
We found 3 definitions of fluctuations from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: fluctuations |
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fluctuation - the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" | ||
wavering | ||
unregularity, irregularity not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals | ||
fluctuation - a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea" | ||
undulation, wave wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves | ||
fluctuation - an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change | ||
variation | ||
alteration, modification, change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) | ||
vicissitude mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another) | ||
allomerism (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form | ||
departure, divergence, deviation, difference the act of departing | ||
substitution, permutation, replacement, switch, transposition the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" | ||
business cycle, trade cycle recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline | ||
daily variation fluctuations that occur between one day and the next | ||
diurnal variation fluctuations that occur during each day |