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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a wave motion;
- Example: "the fluctuations of the sea"

2. an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change;
[syn: variation, fluctuation]

3. the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes;
- Example: "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
[syn: fluctuation, wavering]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A wavering; unsteadiness; as, fluctuations of opinion;
      fluctuations of prices.
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   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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fluctuation
    n 1: a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"
    2: an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change [syn:
       variation, fluctuation]
    3: the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he
       kept a record of price fluctuations" [syn: fluctuation,
       wavering]