Definition of "oscillation" in Anglais

noun

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

2. a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean

3. a single such cycle

4. (mathematics) (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.