fluctuation

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"While a laser looks to the naked eye like a steady beam, there's actually a lot of fluctuation, which causes noise when you're using lasers for measurement," says Vamivakas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

“The fluctuation in value during this time period is consistent with the entire crypto market, which is typical in a bear market,” company spokeswoman Victoria Davis told me by email.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

This is up 13% on the last three months, but due to fluctuation over the last year represents a smaller increase - of 2% - from September 2024.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

“There’s always fluctuation, there’s always mess in the system, and somebody needs to clear this mess,” said Utkin, of DTEK.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

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