fluctuation vs variation what difference
what is difference between fluctuation and variation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fluctuatiōnem, accusative singular of fluctuatiō, from fluctuō, from fluctus.
Morphologically fluctuate + -ion
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flʌktʃuːˈeɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
fluctuation (countable and uncountable, plural fluctuations)
- A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction.
- the fluctuations of the sea
- A wavering; unsteadiness.
- fluctuations of opinion
- fluctuations of prices
- In medicine, a wave-like motion or undulation of a fluid in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in an abscess), which is felt during palpation or percussion.
Related terms
- fluctuate
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fluctuatiōnem, accusative singular of fluctuatiō, from fluctuō, from fluctus.
Pronunciation
Noun
fluctuation f (plural fluctuations)
- fluctuation
Related terms
- fluctuer
Further reading
- “fluctuation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
English
Etymology
From Middle French variation, from Old French variacion, from Latin variātiō.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, /ˌvæɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, /ˌvɛɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
- , (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
- Hyphenation: va‧ri‧a‧tion
Noun
variation (usually uncountable, plural variations)
- The act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- A related but distinct thing.
- (nautical) The angular difference at the vessel between the direction of true north and magnetic north.
- Synonym: magnetic declination
- (board games) A line of play that differs from the original.
- (music) A technique where material is repeated with alterations to the melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, texture, counterpoint or orchestration; but with some invariant characteristic, e.g. a ground bass.
- (genetics) The modification of a hereditary trait.
- (astronomy) Deviation from the mean orbit of a heavenly body.
Derived terms
- magnetic variation
- theme and variations
Related terms
- vary
- variant
Translations
References
- US FM 55-501 MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999
- variation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- variation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin variātiō. See also véraison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.ʁja.sjɔ̃/
Noun
variation f (plural variations)
- variation
Derived terms
- boîte de vitesses à variation continue
Related terms
- varier
Further reading
- “variation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
From French variation, attested from 1656.
Noun
variation c
- variation
Declension
Related terms
- variant
- variera
References
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