fluctuatingelement
nounUK /ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪ.tɪŋ ˈel.ɪ.mənt/
US /ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪ.tɪŋ ˈel.ə.mənt/
A thing that keeps changing how big or how strong it is.
The wind was a fluctuating element in our kite-flying plan.
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2. A part of a system whose value goes up and down over time.
In the weather model, temperature is a fluctuating element.
3. A person whose mood or behavior keeps changing.
At the party, he was a fluctuating element, happy one minute and quiet the next.
4. A factor in a math or science problem that is not fixed.
The scientist tracked the fluctuating element in the experiment.