periodic function

[ peer-ee-od-ik, peer- ]

nounMathematics.

a function of a real or complex variable that is periodic.

Compare periodic¹ (def. 5).

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There is almost no literature of fact concerning the periodic function as related to the mental abilities of women.
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Should she become a mother and nurse her child, this function of lactation would be the periodic function of the breasts.
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British Dictionary definitions for periodic function

periodic function

/ (ˌpɪərɪˈɒdɪk) /

noun

maths a function, such as sin x, whose value is repeated at constant intervals

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