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aperiodic

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adjective ape·ri·od·ic \ˌā-ˌpir-ē-ˈä-dik\

Definition of aperiodic

  1. 1 :  of irregular occurrence :  not periodic aperiodic floods

  2. 2 :  not having periodic vibrations :  not oscillatory

aperiodically

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aperiodicity

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First Known Use of aperiodic

1870

aperiodic Synonyms

Synonyms
fitful, casual, catchy, choppy, discontinuous, episodic (also episodical), erratic, intermittent, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, spastic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady
Antonyms
constant, continuous, habitual, periodic, regular, repeated, steady
Related Words
convulsive, sudden, violent; broken, disconnected, fragmentary, interrupted; aimless, arbitrary, desultory, haphazard, hit-and-miss, hit-or-miss, odd, random, scattered, slapdash, stray; capricious, changeful, changing, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, varying, wavering; changeable, fickle, variable, volatile
Near Antonyms
changeless, equable, even, stable, stationary, uniform; unchanging, unvarying, unwavering; methodical (also methodic), orderly, systematic; unrelenting, unremitting

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aperiodic

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adjective ape·ri·od·ic \ˌā-ˌpir-ē-ˈäd-ik\

Medical Definition of aperiodic

  1. 1:  of irregular occurrence

  2. 2:  not having periodic vibrations :  not oscillatory

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