🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

変動

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hendō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fluctuation/ˌflʌk.tʃuˈeɪ.ʃən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"市場の価格変動は投資家を不安にさせた。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An instance of changing or varying; a fluctuation.

    "The fluctuation in stock prices caused concern among investors."
  2. 2

    The act of fluctuating; a continuous change.

    "The fluctuation of temperatures throughout the day can be quite surprising."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'fluctuare' (to wave, undulate), stemming from 'fluctus' (a wave), which itself comes from 'fluere' (to flow). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, the term initially described the physical motion of waves before expanding metaphorically to represent irregular shifts, rises and falls, or alternating changes in various phenomena.

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