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Oscillation vs Reverberation - What's the difference?

oscillation | reverberation |

As nouns the difference between oscillation and reverberation

is that oscillation is the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated while reverberation is a violent oscillation or vibration.

oscillation

English

Noun

(wikipedia oscillation) (en noun)
  • the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated
  • a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean
  • a single such cycle
  • (mathematics) (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by \inf\left\{\mathrm{diam}(f(U))\mid U\mathrm{\ is\ a\ neighborhood\ of\ }x\right\}, and describes the difference (possibly ?) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point.

    • Related terms

    * oscillator

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    reverberation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A violent oscillation or vibration
    • The discomfort caused by the bat's reverberation surprised Tommy.
  • An echo, or a series of overlapping echos
    • The reverberation that followed Marylin's shout filled the cavern.
  • The reflection of light or heat; a reflection in, or as though in, a mirror.
    • Like the several reverberations of the same image from two opposite looking glasses.
  • (plural ) An evolving series of effects resulting from a particular event; a repercussion
    • Reverberations from the Vietnam war affect our society to this day.

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