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aperiodic

adj

Etymology

From a- + periodic.

  1. derived from περίοδος — “cycle, period of time”
  2. derived from periodus — “complete sentence, period, circuit”
  3. derived from periodicus — “cyclical”
  4. derived from périodique
  5. formed as aperiodic — “a- + periodic”

Definitions

  1. That does not recur periodically.

    • aperiodic tiling

  2. That does not have a periodic vibration

  3. for which any return to it may occur at irregular times

    for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.

The neighborhood

Derived

aperiodically

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for aperiodic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA