perturbation
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun [edit]
perturbation (countable and uncountable; plural perturbations)
- (uncountable) Agitation; the state of being perturbed
- (countable) A small change in a physical system, or more broadly any definable system (such as a biological or economic system)
- (countable, astronomy, physics) Variation in an orbit due to the influence of external bodies
Translations [edit]
agitation
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a small change in a physical system or any definable system
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variation in an orbit
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin perturbatio.
Noun [edit]
perturbation f (plural perturbations)
