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periodic
Adjective
  • Relative to a period or periods.
  • Having repeated cycles.
  • Occurring at regular intervals.
  • Periodical.
  • Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit. astronomy
  • For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k{\displaystyle k} time steps, for some k>1{\displaystyle k>1}. mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state
  • Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences. rhetoric
  • Relating to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO) of iodine. chemistry
Adjective
  • Of or derived from a periodic acid.