periodicity
noun
pe·ri·od·ic·i·ty
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Definition of periodicity
: the quality, state, or fact of being regularly recurrent or having periods
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The second is periodicity — a repeating path like a ball pinging back and forth between two sides. — Quanta Magazine, "New Shapes Solve Infinite Pool-Table Problem," 8 Aug. 2017 The latter is what a natural heart does, of course, gently pushing the blood along, and that periodicity is what results in a person’s familiar pulse. — Henry Petroski, WSJ, "‘Ticker’ Review: The Race to Reinvent the Heart," 3 Aug. 2018 This periodicity is to Webster the most exciting part of his team’s results. — Adam Mann, Scientific American, "Curiosity Rover Uncovers Long-Sought Organic Materials on Martian Surface," 7 June 2018 Many objects in space, like pulsars, send out radio signals with a certain periodicity: flashes of electromagnetic activity that switch on and off at regular rates. — Steven Johnson, New York Times, "Greetings, E.T. (Please Don’t Murder Us.)," 28 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'periodicity.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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periodicity
noun
pe·ri·od·ic·i·ty
| \ ˌpir-ē-ə-ˈdis-ət-ē
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plural periodicities
Medical Definition of periodicity
: the quality, state, or fact of being regularly recurrent or having periods
the periodicity of peptic ulcer is…characteristic of the disease — Journal of the American Medical Association