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Fluctuation may refer to:
Physics and mathematics
edit- Statistical fluctuations, in statistics, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics
- Thermal fluctuations, statistical fluctuations in a thermodynamic variable
- Quantum fluctuation, arising from the uncertainty principle
- Primordial fluctuations, density variations in the early universe
- Universal conductance fluctuations, a quantum physics phenomenon encountered in electrical transport experiments in mesoscopic species
Finance and economics
edit- Economic conjuncture, a critical combination of events in economics
- Volatility (finance), price fluctuation