oscillation
/ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ noun C1- the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
- a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
- a single such cycle
- (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.
Plural oscillations
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The immense vessel shuddered with a deep, rhythmic oscillation as it severed the inky waters of the Irish Sea.
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