aperiodic
Americanadjective
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not periodic; irregular.
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Physics. of or relating to vibrations or oscillations with no apparent period.
adjective
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not periodic; not occurring at regular intervals
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physics
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(of a system or instrument) being damped sufficiently to reach equilibrium without oscillation
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(of an oscillation or vibration) not having a regular period
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(of an electrical circuit) not having a measurable resonant frequency
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of aperiodic
First recorded in 1875–80; a- 6 + periodic 1
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High school football players who sustained concussions displayed slowed aperiodic activity.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
One of the functions of aperiodic activity in the brain is helping control how neurons turn on and off.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 16, 2023
But was it possible to form an aperiodic tiling with tiles of only one shape—the hypothetical einstein?
From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2023
Then in March, David Smith, a hobbyist in England, and colleagues produced an aperiodic tiling using a single 13-sided shape they called a “hat.”
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 7, 2023
We shall complete our enumeration of the measuring apparatus by citing Ducretet's non-oscillating galvanometer, Sir William Thomson's amperemeters, voltameters, ohmmeters, and mhosmeters, constructed and exhibited by Breguet, and a new aperiodic galvanoscope of Mr. Maiche.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various
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