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  • 1fluctuate — fluc‧tu‧ate [ˈflʌktʆueɪt] verb [intransitive] if prices, income, rates etc fluctuate, they change, increasing or falling often or regularly: • Dealers know that prices fluctuate and that capital losses can be expected. fluctuate around • The… …

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  • 2fluctuate — verb (I) if something such as a price or amount fluctuates, it changes very often from a high level to a low one and back again (+ between): The present output of oil fluctuates between 3 and 5 million gallons per week. | fluctuate wildly: House… …

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  • 3fluctuate — fluc|tu|ate [ˈflʌktʃueıt] v [I] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: fluctuare, from fluere; FLUENT] if a price or amount fluctuates, it keeps changing and becoming higher and lower = ↑vary fluctuate between ▪ Prices were volatile, fluctuating… …

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  • 4fluctuate — [fluk′cho͞o āt΄] vi. fluctuated, fluctuating [< L fluctuatus, pp. of fluctuare < fluctus, a flowing, wave < pp. stem of fluere, to flow < IE * bhleu , to swell up, flow (> BLUSTER) < base * bhel , to swell up > BALL1] 1. to… …

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  • 5fluctuate — verb ADVERB ▪ considerably, greatly ▪ dramatically, widely, wildly ▪ Prices have fluctuated wildly in recent years. ▪ constantly …

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  • 6wildly — adv. Wildly is used with these adjectives: ↑ambitious, ↑disproportionate, ↑diverse, ↑eccentric, ↑entertaining, ↑enthusiastic, ↑erratic, ↑excessive, ↑excited, ↑exciting, ↑extravagant …

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  • 7fluctuate — /fluk chooh ayt /, v., fluctuated, fluctuating. v.i. 1. to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly: The price of gold fluctuated wildly last month. 2. to move back and forth in waves. v.t. 3. to cause to fluctuate. [1625 35; <&#8230; …

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  • 8fluctuate — fluc•tu•ate [[t]ˈflʌk tʃuˌeɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to change continually; vary irregularly; shift back and forth or up and down: Prices fluctuated wildly[/ex] 2) to move in waves; undulate 3) to cause to fluctuate • Etymology: 1625–35; &LT; L …

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  • 10Arithmetic function — In number theory, an arithmetic (or arithmetical) function is a real or complex valued function ƒ(n) defined on the set of natural numbers (i.e. positive integers) that expresses some arithmetical property of n. [1] An example of an arithmetic&#8230; …

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