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.
In physics, attenuation (in some contexts also called extinction) is the gradual loss in intensity of any kind of flux through a medium. For instance, sunlight is attenuated by dark glasses, X-rays are attenuated by lead, and light and sound are attenuated by water.n engineering, attenuation is usually measured in units of decibels per unit length of medium (dB/cm, dB/km, etc.) and is represented by the attenuation coefficient of the medium in question.