oscillation vs shilly-shallying

oscillation

noun
  • the act of oscillating or the state of being oscillated 

  • (of a function) defined for each point x in the domain of the function by inf diam(f(U))∣Uisaneighborhoodofx, and describes the difference (possibly ∞) between the limit superior and limit inferior of the function near that point. 

  • a single such cycle 

  • a regular periodic fluctuation in value about some mean 

shilly-shallying

noun
  • The action of the verb 

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