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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. 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
Adjective
  • Silksong was first announced in 2019, and after sporadic details and development promises, the DLC turned full release was given a formal release date just two weeks ago — causing mayhem like the Eras Tour movie for other game releases.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Their appearance is sporadic and unpredictable.
    Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The boats offer a low-effort way to spy on some of the coolest marine life in the region, including bat rays and even the occasional shark.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • By night, Criel entertains guests for intimate dinners — and the occasional artistic performance.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, subsidies continue to favor intermittent renewables over firm capacity.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Among the variations to consider are situations where one career takes the most time, or one is intermittent, or both are part-time or perhaps seasonal.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Each take has this in and out that sounds discontinuous.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
  • When reinforced with discontinuous fibers, vitrimers, a class of plastic, can be reshaped repeatedly, crushed, and molded into new forms many times without their chemical structure degrading.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The condition causes sudden weakness or paralysis in muscles on one side of the face and is, in most cases, temporary, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Between February and May, when Dudek’s tenure ended, his erratic rhetoric and decisions routinely made front-page news.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Dyrdhal knew all too well Gooden’s penchant for erratic violence.
    Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Aperiodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aperiodic. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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