Definition of fluctuation - WordReference.com Dictionary

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fluctuation
A	noun
	1	fluctuation, wavering
			the quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚irregularity; unregularity ╚fluctuation, wavering ╚scintillation
	2	variation, fluctuation
			an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚change; alteration; modification ╚variation, fluctuation ╚tide ╚diurnal variation ╚daily variation ╚business cycle; trade cycle ╚substitution; permutation; transposition; replacement; switch ╚deviation; divergence; departure; difference ╚allomerism ╚vicissitude
	3	fluctuation
			a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚movement; motion ╚wave; undulation ╚fluctuation