aperiodic

adjective

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ape·ri·od·ic | \ ˌā-ˌpir-ē-ˈä-dik

Definition of aperiodic

1 : of irregular occurrence : not periodic aperiodic floods

2 : not having periodic vibrations : not oscillatory

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Other Words from aperiodic

aperiodically \ ˌā-ˌpir-ē-ˈä-di-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

aperiodicity \ ˌā-ˌpir-ē-ə-ˈdi-sə-tē

\ noun

Examples of aperiodic in a Sentence

released aperiodic reports on the results of their cancer research

Recent Examples on the Web Penrose showed that a class of polygons now called Penrose tiles can combine to form aperiodic patterns, which never repeat themselves. — John Horgan, Scientific American, 16 June 2021 The most famous aperiodic tiling pattern uses two different shapes. — Greta Lorge, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2007

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