Noun
fluctuation -
the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes; "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
wavering
unregularity ,
irregularity not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals
fluctuation -
a wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea"
undulation ,
wave wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves
fluctuation -
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
variation
alteration ,
modification ,
change the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
vicissitude mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)
allomerism (chemistry) variability in chemical composition without variation in crystalline form
departure ,
divergence ,
deviation ,
difference the act of departing
substitution ,
permutation ,
replacement ,
switch ,
transposition the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
business cycle ,
trade cycle recurring fluctuations in economic activity consisting of recession and recovery and growth and decline
daily variation fluctuations that occur between one day and the next
diurnal variation fluctuations that occur during each day
