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oscillation
[ os-uh-ley-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of oscillating.
- a single swing or movement in one direction of an oscillating body.
- fluctuation between beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc.
- Physics.
- an effect expressible as a quantity that repeatedly and regularly fluctuates above and below some mean value, as the pressure of a sound wave or the voltage of an alternating current.
- a single fluctuation between maximum and minimum values in such an effect.
- Mathematics.
- the difference between the least upper bound and the greatest lower bound of the functional values of a function in a given interval.
- Also called saltus. the limit of the oscillation in an interval containing a given point, as the length of the interval approaches zero.
oscillation
/ ˈɒsɪlətərɪ; ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃən; -trɪ /
noun
- physics statistics
- regular fluctuation in value, position, or state about a mean value, such as the variation in an alternating current or the regular swinging of a pendulum
- a single cycle of such a fluctuation
- the act or process of oscillating
oscillation
/ ŏ′ə-′ə /
- A repeating fluctuation in a physical object or quantity.
- See also attractor
- A single cycle of such fluctuation.
Derived Forms
- oscillatory, adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of oscillation1
Example Sentences
But tracking these oscillations and trading them day by day or hour by hour can be a full-time job, and most people already have full-time jobs.
Research on both animals and humans shows that slow oscillations improve neural plasticity -- the brain's ability to change and adapt in response to experiences and injury.
The findings hold significant promise, paving the way for designing micro-tools capable of inducing controlled oscillations and synchronisation in bacterial systems.
"A nonautonomous system with seasonal variations reveals complex behaviors like periodic oscillations and chaos -- and highlights the unpredictability of crop responses to rising temperatures."
The new computer model works by analyzing small oscillations -- or wobbles -- in the way a moon spins as it orbits its parent planet.
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