oscillation

noun
/ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

From French oscillation, from Latin oscillatio, from Latin oscillo. By surface analysis, oscillate + -ion.

  1. derived from oscillo
  2. derived from oscillatio
  3. derived from oscillation

Definitions

  1. the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated

    • The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.
  2. a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean

  3. a single such cycle

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf…

      (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at oscillation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at oscillation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at oscillation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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