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Fluctuation


FLUCTUA'TION, noun [Latin fluctuatio.]

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.

3. A rising and falling suddenly; as fluctuations of prices or of the funds.