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oscillation

repetitive variation of some measure about a central value
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oscillation

Summary

oscillation has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • oscillation is a type of change[2].
  • oscillation's Commons category is recorded as Oscillation[3].
  • oscillation comprises self-exciting oscillation[4].
  • oscillation comprises damping[5].
  • oscillation comprises oscillator[6].
  • oscillation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oscillation[7].
  • oscillation's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • oscillation's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • oscillation's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[10].
  • oscillation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • oscillation's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • oscillation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[13].
  • oscillation's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • oscillation's has characteristic is recorded as normal mode[15].
  • oscillation's has characteristic is recorded as periodic motion[16].
  • oscillation's different from is recorded as cyclic process[17].
  • oscillation's different from is recorded as periodic motion[18].
  • oscillation's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • oscillation's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[20].

Body

Definition and Type

oscillation is a type of change[2].

Use and Application

Components include self-exciting oscillation[4], damping[5], and oscillator[6].

Why It Matters

oscillation has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] oscillation is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0259870-kmitani
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  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2080053
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