"period doubling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: period doublings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} period doubling (usually uncountable, plural period doublings)
  1. (physics) A characteristic of the transition of a system or process from regular motion to chaos, in which the period of one of its parameters is seen to double. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-period_doubling-en-noun-GaGJ-ytK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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