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fluctuation

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

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

According to preliminary data from Flightradar24, a flight-tracking platform, the plane recorded a sharp fluctuation in altitude before a steep descent.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

The fluctuation in the energy in the vacuum is the same thing as a fluctuation in the amount of mass.

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

These fluctuations arise from quantum interference between the different states making up the superposition.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

That’s a ballpark figure, of course, and doesn’t take into account market fluctuations, taxes and other investment fees.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Bangladesh Bank warns the industry faces "growing short-term headwinds from consumer behaviour shifts and global demand fluctuations".

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The condition is also marked by dramatic fluctuations in alertness that occur within hours of the same day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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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