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FLUXION
Definition of FLUXION
noun
The derivative of a function.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Other senses
FLUXION carries 3 further meanings.
noun
A flow or flowing.
noun
Continual change.
noun
Differential calculus.
Where it comes from
From Middle French fluxion, from Late Latin fluxiō, from Latin flūxus + -iō.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FLUXION · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FLUXION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 21 boards so far. 183 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 16, 5 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 145, 12 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 16, 5 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FLUXION starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read FILNOUX - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that mean much the same
Near-synonyms of FLUXION. Not interchangeable at the board - the grid decides that - but close in meaning.
Words that start FLUXIO
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 16
Could you have found FLUXION?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 16 - and most players walked straight past it.
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