"aperiodic" meaning in English

See aperiodic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more aperiodic [comparative], most aperiodic [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English a- English per- English iodic English periodic English aperiodic From a- + periodic. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|a-|periodic|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English a- English per- English iodic English periodic English aperiodic From a- + periodic. Head templates: {{en-adj}} aperiodic (comparative more aperiodic, superlative most aperiodic)
  1. That does not recur periodically. Translations (that does not recur periodically): neamhthréimhsiúil (Irish), aperiodyczny (Polish), nieokresowy (Polish), nieperiodyczny (Polish)
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  2. (physics) That does not have a periodic vibration
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  3. (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic. Translations (math: of a state): לא מחזורי (ló machzorí) (Hebrew), aipeiriadach (Irish), aperiodico (Italian), бейпериодты (beyperıyodtı) (Kazakh), aperiódico (Portuguese), aperiodic [masculine] (Romanian), aperiódico (Spanish)
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Derived forms: aperiodically Related terms: einstein
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