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fluctuation

[fluhk-choo-ey-shuhn] / ˌflʌk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
vacillation
Synonyms


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But at the start, progress comes faster and in bigger steps, and that explains the fluctuation in form between the top teams so far this season.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

They do not predict every short-term fluctuation perfectly, but they help scientists evaluate long-term climate patterns and possible future changes.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

This 16% fluctuation then is pretty dramatic, but it’s not a one-off.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

Benjamin Boisson, a fruit grower in southern France, said worried the extreme fluctuation in temperature would cause a sharp drop in production, as well as complicate storage.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

Perhaps the universe is just a quantum fluctuation on a grand scale—an enormous singular particle that came into existence out of the ultimate vacuum.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

That is to protect the grid which has a limit on the amount of renewable energy it can carry due to fluctuations.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

The researchers also found that their calculations correctly describe how quantum effects can reduce fluctuations in the emitted light particles.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

It is intended to measure how sensitive an individual stock is to fluctuations in the broader market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Studies reporting small nonzero correlations are often merely reporting chance fluctuations, and are about as meaningful as a coin being flipped fifty times and not coming up heads half the time.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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