as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence
released aperiodic reports on the results of their cancer research
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Recent Examples of aperiodic
Quanta also covered another new kind of quantum error-correcting code in February, this one built out of aperiodic tilings — sets of shapes that combine in ways that never repeat.
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Bill Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
In particular, the scientists focused on non-rhythmic, or aperiodic, brain activity.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
To me, that legitimizes the hat as a true aperiodic monotile, although spectres are still interesting for their ability to avoid reflections.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Interest turned into fascination when Boyle mentioned a special property of aperiodic tilings: local indistinguishability.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
Bill Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
In particular, the scientists focused on non-rhythmic, or aperiodic, brain activity.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
To me, that legitimizes the hat as a true aperiodic monotile, although spectres are still interesting for their ability to avoid reflections.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Interest turned into fascination when Boyle mentioned a special property of aperiodic tilings: local indistinguishability.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aperiodic
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Kumar is one of millions of residents in the Indian capital suffering sporadic water shortages due to rising ammonia levels in the Yamuna River that last week forced six of the city’s nine major water plants to shut down.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The 27-year-old Campusano — who is out of minor league options — was 0-for-21 in sporadic action in the majors last year.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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Scam centers proliferating as criminal gangs flout laws In Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, a failure to consistently enforce laws against human trafficking, labor abuses and criminal activities have allowed cyber-scam centers to flourish despite occasional crackdowns, the report noted.—
Elaine Kurtenbach,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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While occasional scooting can happen, recurring episodes usually signal an underlying issue with anal glands.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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In order to strengthen the grid as a result of the addition of intermittent renewables, Chinese authorities have also added utility-scale batteries to a subsidy program aimed at accelerating the green transition.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Workers had begun a series of intermittent labor actions in September in protest of the lease, while lobbying groups have accused the port authority of hiking service charges to deliberately make the port’s operations look more profitable to DP World.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Feb. 2026
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Previous methods often led to irregular or damaged structures.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to the study, circadian misalignment can potentially promote unhealthy lifestyle behaviors such as irregular sleep patterns, poor diet, heavy alcohol drinking, and smoking.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
30 Jan. 2026
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The problem is that leadership almost always represents a discontinuous shift.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Each take has this in and out that sounds discontinuous.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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In a June 2014 essay for Today in honor of Father's Day, Savannah reflected on her late dad, who died of a sudden heart attack in 1988.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Autonomous vehicles must be able to detect unpredictable behavior, anticipate sudden movement and respond instantly when children are present.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Aperiodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aperiodic. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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