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Oscillation vs Rocking - What's the difference?

oscillation | rocking |

As nouns the difference between oscillation and rocking

is that oscillation is the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated while rocking is the motion of something that rocks.

As an adjective rocking is

excellent; great.

As a verb rocking is

present participle of lang=en.

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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    rocking

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) excellent; great

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The motion of something that rocks.
  • * 1823 , John Wesley, ?Charles Bonnet, ?Louis Dutens, A survey of the wisdom of God in the creation (page 181)
    • Every part of a tree will not do for this purpose, as some branches may not be sufficiently forked; others may not be sufficiently strong; and others may be too much exposed to the rockings of the wind.

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