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aperiodic

adjective
ape路​ri路​od路​ic | \ 藢膩-藢pir-膿-藞盲-dik How to pronounce aperiodic (audio) \

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 \ -​di-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce aperiodically (audio) \ adverb
aperiodicity \ -​膿-​蓹-​藞di-​s蓹-​t膿 How to pronounce aperiodicity (audio) \ noun

Examples of aperiodic in a Sentence

released aperiodic reports on the results of their cancer research

Recent Examples on the Web

 The most famous aperiodic tiling pattern uses two different shapes. — Greta Lorge, WIRED, "Finding Math in the Muslim World," 22 Feb. 2007

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First Known Use of aperiodic

1870, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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aperiodic

adjective
ape路​ri路​od路​ic | \ 藢膩-藢pir-膿-藞盲d-ik How to pronounce aperiodic (audio) \

Medical Definition of aperiodic

1 : of irregular occurrence
2 : not having periodic vibrations : not oscillatory

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