oscillation in English dictionary

  • oscillation

    Meanings and definitions of "oscillation"

    • the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
    • a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
    • a single such cycle
    • (mathematics) (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by \inf\left\{\mathrm{diam}(f(U))\mid U\mathrm{\ is\ a\ neighborhood\ of\ }x\right\}, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
    • noun
      the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
    • noun
      a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
    • noun
      a single such cycle
    • noun
      (mathematics)
      ( of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by \inf\left\{\mathrm{diam}(f(U))\mid U\mathrm{\ is\ a\ neighborhood\ of\ }x\right\}, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.
    • the act of oscillating
    • The variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value, often a point of equilibrium, or between two or more different states.
    • noun
      a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
    • noun
      (physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
    • noun
      The characteristic of moving in a repeated back-and-forth motion.
      This is a simple example of the oscillation of a superconductor between two magnets.
    • noun
      the process of oscillating between states

    Synonyms of "oscillation" in English dictionary

    undulation, recurrent event, wave are the top synonyms of "oscillation" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of oscillation

    • oscillation ( plural  oscillations)
  • Oscillation

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