fluctuation
pronunciation
How to pronounce fluctuation in British English:
UK [ˌflʌktʃʊ'eɪʃn]
How to pronounce fluctuation in American English:
US [ˌflʌktʃʊˈeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a wave motion
- an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
- the quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations
Word Origin
- fluctuation (n.)
- mid-15c., from Old French fluctuacion (12c.) or directly from Latin fluctuationem (nominative fluctuatio) "a wavering, vacillation," noun of action from past participle stem of fluctuare "to undulate, to move in waves," from fluctus "a wave, billow, surge, a flowing," from past participle of fluere "to flow" (see fluent).
Example
- 1. The fluctuation of the gold price would be minimal .
- 2. Mr. dai suggested ' fixing a reasonable fluctuation band for the u. s. dollar exchange rate ' in the context of reforms to the international monetary system .
- 3. This will surely cause another problem , i.e.capital flows in and then out , there might be some arbitrage opportunities in between . It is called arbitrage in english , for example , the difference in interest rates and the fluctuation of exchange rates .
- 4. But in an already shrinking economy , lopping off an additional 0.6 point is a big fluctuation .
- 5. In chicago , main agricultural commodities surged to daily fluctuation limits imposed by exchange rules .