oscillation

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Synonyms: osculation, oscillating, oscillations, vacillation, oscitation, oscillator, postillation, oscillative, ocellation, focillation

Antonyms: osculation, oscillating, oscillations, vacillation, oscitation, oscillator, postillation, oscillative, ocellation, focillation

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Noun

1. the act of [[oscillating]] or the state of being [[oscillated]]
2. a [[regular]] [[periodic]] [[fluctuation]] in [[value]] about some [[mean]]
3. a single such [[cycle]]
4. {{lb|en|mathematics}} {{lb|en|of a function}} defined for each point <math>x</math> in the [[domain]] of the function by <math>\inf\left\{\mathrm{diam}(f(U))\mid U\mathrm{\ is\ a\ neighborhood\ of\ }x\right\}</math>, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the [[limit superior]] and [[limit inferior]] of the function near that point.

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