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fluctuation

[fluhk-choo-ey-shuhn] / ˌflʌk tʃuˈeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
vacillation
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"By pushing and pulling on a phonon laser with light in the right way, we can reduce that phonon laser fluctuation significantly."

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

There will be a small amount of fluctuation in every person's grey matter over time, but these results with a dip of nearly 5% are unexpected, Carmona says.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“There’s always fluctuation, there’s always mess in the system, and somebody needs to clear this mess,” said Utkin, of DTEK.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

“I think there is going to be a short-term fluctuation in the trend that ultimately corrects itself and resumes the path it was on while Netanyahu is in power,” he said.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2025

The fluctuation in the energy in the vacuum is the same thing as a fluctuation in the amount of mass.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife