fluctuation
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This fluctuation is due in part to Bitcoin having no intrinsic value: Like gold, it is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
Even as propaganda, it was pretty dumb — never discounting for currency fluctuation, alternative sourcing or domestic capacity increases, to name a few counterindicators.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 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
The computer reported no change in pressure over that time, other than a minor fluctuation based on temperature.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Virtual particles continually appear and disappear, producing an ever present background of quantum fluctuations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
In an earlier study, the researchers showed that they could directly manipulate vacuum fluctuations by using a magnetic field to reversibly switch the Casimir force between attraction and repulsion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Authorities said this was meant to "reflect inflation and exchange rate fluctuations".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Most banks hold construction loans they make until their due dates and don’t adjust their valuations based on market fluctuations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Just as for Cyg X-l, their rapid fluctuations show their enormous brightness to be confined to a very small volume, in this case less then the size of the solar system.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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