Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fluctuation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fluctuation \Fluc`tu*a"tion\, n. [L. fluctuatio; cf. F.
fluctuation.]
1. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that
direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea.
2. A wavering; unsteadiness; as, fluctuations of opinion;
fluctuations of prices.
3. (Med.) The motion or undulation of a fluid collected in a
natural or artifical cavity, which is felt when it is
subjected to pressure or percussion. --Dunglison.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fluctuation
n 1: a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"
2: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn:
{variation}]
3: the quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations;
"he kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: {wavering}]
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