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See also periòdic

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

periodick

[edit] Etymology 1

From French périodique, from Medieval Latin periodicus (“cyclical”), from Latin periodus (“complete sentence, period, circuit”), from Ancient Greek περίοδος (“cycle, period of time”)

[edit] Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /pɪə(ɹ).iˈɒdɪk/, SAMPA: /pI@(r).i."QdIk/
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Rhymes: -ɒdɪk

A graph of the sine function, a periodic function.

[edit] Adjective

periodic (not comparable)

Relative to a period or periods.
Having repeated cycles.
Occurring at regular intervals.
Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
periodical
(rhetoric) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
(mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it must occur in multiples of $k$ time steps, for some $k > 1$ .

[edit] Antonyms

math: aperiodic

[edit] Derived terms

terms derived from periodic

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[edit] Translations

relative to a period or periods

Greek: περιοδικός (el) (periodikós) m.
Italian: periodico (it)

Japanese: 周期的 (shūki-teki)
Swedish: period- (sv)

having repeated cycles

Czech: periodický (cs) m.
Danish: periodisk (da)
French: périodique (fr) m. and f.
Greek: περιοδικός (el) (periodikós) m.
Hebrew: מחזורי (he) (machzorí)

Italian: periodico (it) m., periodica (it) f.
Japanese: 周期的 (shūki-teki)
Polish: okresowy m.
Swedish: periodisk (sv)

occurring at regular intervals

Danish: periodisk (da)
Greek: περιοδικός (el) (periodikós)
Japanese: 周期的 (shūki-teki)

Polish: okresowy m.
Swedish: periodisk (sv)

pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit

Japanese: 周期的 (shūki-teki)

Swedish: periodisk (sv)

periodical

Danish: periodisk (da)
Greek: περιοδικό (el) (periodikó) n.

Japanese: 周期的 (shūki-teki)
Swedish: periodisk (sv)

math: of a state

Hebrew: מחזורי (he) (machzorí)

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Spanish: periódico