fluctuation

Spikes in AI computation followed by rapid drop-offs are common, a fluctuation that puts significant strain on electricity-generation equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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

It may be too early to say whether this is a structural change or just the sort of cyclical fluctuation we sometimes see in manufacturing.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 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

The computer reported no change in pressure over that time, other than a minor fluctuation based on temperature.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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

However, he noted, volume growth through July 21 was up 9%, a slowdown from June, due to fuel-cost fluctuations and the timing of big summer-deal events.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

These reduced fluctuations could be especially valuable for quantum technologies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 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