Associations to the word «Fluctuation»

Wiktionary

FLUCTUATION, noun. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
FLUCTUATION, noun. A wavering; unsteadiness.
FLUCTUATION, noun. In medicine, a wave-like motion or undulation of a fluid in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in an abscess), which is felt during palpation or percussion.
FLUCTUATION THEOREM, proper noun. A theorem dealing with the relative probability that the entropy of a system that is currently away from thermodynamic equilibrium (i.e. maximum entropy) will increase or decrease over a given amount of time.

Dictionary definition

FLUCTUATION, noun. A wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea".
FLUCTUATION, noun. An instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change.
FLUCTUATION, noun. The quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.