Strange fluctuation in load average

[Trisha Hoang]

I'm using uptime to obtain the load average.
Here's a snippet of the values.
09:17:34 up 5 days, 16:06, 3 users, load average: 2.07, 2.61, 3.45
09:19:34 up 5 days, 16:08, 3 users, load average: 9.09, 4.78, 4.13
09:21:34 up 5 days, 16:10, 3 users, load average: 10.05, 6.69, 4.91
09:23:34 up 5 days, 16:12, 3 users, load average: 8.83, 7.08, 5.24
09:25:34 up 5 days, 16:14, 3 users, load average: 9.42, 8.26, 5.91
09:27:34 up 5 days, 16:16, 3 users, load average: 4.43, 6.66, 5.60
09:29:34 up 5 days, 16:18, 3 users, load average: 13.06, 8.85, 6.51
09:31:34 up 5 days, 16:20, 3 users, load average: 7.35, 8.61, 6.73
09:33:34 up 5 days, 16:22, 3 users, load average: 7.87, 7.96, 6.69
09:35:34 up 5 days, 16:24, 3 users, load average: 4.25, 6.94, 6.49
09:37:34 up 5 days, 16:26, 3 users, load average: 2.50, 5.34, 5.95
09:39:34 up 5 days, 16:28, 3 users, load average: 7.53, 6.21, 6.19
09:41:34 up 5 days, 16:30, 3 users, load average: 5.71, 6.11, 6.15
09:43:34 up 5 days, 16:32, 3 users, load average: 1.56, 4.39, 5.51
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