periodicity

[ peer-ee-uh-dis-i-tee ]

/ ˌpɪər i əˈdɪs ɪ ti /

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noun

the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.

RELATED WORDS

recurrence, repeat, reiteration, litany, rhythm, pattern, tempo, flow, pulse, swing, cadence, movement, precision, uniformity, consistency, predictability, revolution, series, period, course

Nearby words

periodic table, periodic table of the elements, periodic tenancy, periodical, periodical cicada, periodicity, periodide, periodization, periodontal, periodontal disease, periodontal ligament

Origin of periodicity

From the French word périodicité, dating back to 1825–35. See periodic¹, -ity

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Examples from the Web for periodicity

Periodicity has been noted in various disorders of nervous character.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
The main factor in producing this very marked annual periodicity seems to me to be wholly unconnected with the sexual impulse.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
Periodicity of another kind known as “cyclic,” and due to a different set of causes, is believed to exist by many persons Cycles.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various
Wherever we can trace the law of periodicity we are strongly impressed with the idea of rotatory or orbitual motion.
The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science|Various

The reason most probably depends, as before intimated, on another phenomenon of periodicity corresponding to the month.
Moon Lore|Timothy Harley

Word Origin and History for periodicity

periodicity

n.

1805, from French périodicité (1796), from périodique, from Latin periodicus (see periodic).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for periodicity

periodicity

[ pîr′ē-ə-dĭs′ĭ-tē ]

n.

The quality or state of being periodic; recurrence at regular intervals.

The tendency of chemical elements to have similar properties when arranged according to their atomic number.

The position of an element in the periodic table.

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