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oscillation.

the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
  1. the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated

    countable · uncountable
  2. a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean

    countable · uncountable
  3. a single such cycle

    countable · uncountable
  4. (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French oscillation, from Latin oscillatio, from Latin oscillo. By surface analysis, oscillate + -ion.

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