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periodic

/ˌpɪə-/

adjective

Meaning

  • Relative to a period or periods.

  • Having repeated cycles.

  • Occurring at regular intervals.

  • Periodical.

  • Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.

  • (stochastic processes, of a state) For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.

  • Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.

Synonyms

cyclic,
cyclic