"fluctuations" in the noun sense
1. fluctuation
a wave motion
"the fluctuations of the sea"
2. variation, fluctuation
an instance of change the rate or magnitude of change
3. fluctuation, wavering
the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
"he kept a record of price fluctuations"
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