periodic system
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of periodic system
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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It cited aged software, periodic system failures, mistakes in programming and overreliance on manual input of data, The Washington Post reported Sunday.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
The mechanics of the entire transplant system must be overhauled, the review concluded, citing aged software, periodic system failures, mistakes in programming and overreliance on manual input of data.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2022
But, Scerri explains, the Russian chemist was a master storyteller and, compared to Meyer and other competitors, a more effective evangelist for the periodic system.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 27, 2019
The periodic system has two levels of classification: a primary level, based on atomic numbers of the elements, and a secondary one, based on chemical properties.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2013
For many years the periodic system was considered closed at 92.
From A Brief History of Element Discovery, Synthesis, and Analysis by Watson, Glen W.
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