Winter in Chicago proves quite variable: Seasonal snowfall in the city has ranged from 9.8 inches (24.9 cm) (in 1920â21) up to 89.7 in (228 cm) (in 1978â79) and the average annual snowfall in Chicago is 36 inches (91 cm).
Fluctuation (noun). a wavering; unsteadiness; as, fluctuations of opinion; fluctuations of prices. Fluctuation (noun). the motion or undulation of a fluid collected in a natural or artifical cavity, which is felt when it is subjected to pressure or percussion.iktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: fluctuation (Noun). A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction. the fluctuations of the sea. fluctuation (Noun). A wavering; unsteadiness.
The fluctuation theorem (FT), which originated from statistical mechanics, deals with the relative probability that the entropy of a system which is currently away from thermodynamic equilibrium (i.e., maximum entropy) will increase or decrease over a given amount of time.he mathematical proof of the Fluctuation Theorem and in particular the Second Law Inequality shows that, given a non-equilibrium starting state, the probability of seeing its entropy increase is greater than the probability of seeing its entropy decrease-see The Fluctuation Theorem from Advances in Physics 51: 1529.