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periodicity

[peer-ee-uh-dis-i-tee] / ˌpɪər i əˈdɪs ɪ ti /
NOUN
cycle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
course period revolution rhythm round series
STRONG
aeon age alternation chain circle circuit eon loop orbit ring rotation run sequel sequence succession wheel
WEAK
isochronism
NOUN
frequency
Synonyms
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density number prevalence recurrence regularity repetition
STRONG
abundance beat constancy iteration oscillation persistence pulsation reiteration rhythm
WEAK
frequentness
Antonyms
WEAK
infrequency irregularity uncommonness
NOUN
regularity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
consistency precision predictability uniformity
STRONG
balance clockwork conformity congruity constancy harmony invariability orderliness proportion punctuality recurrence rhythm rotation routine steadiness symmetry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
variation
STRONG
difference disagreement discord disproportion imbalance instability irregularity unevenness
NOUN
repetition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
litany recurrence reiteration repeat rhythm
STRONG
alliteration chant chorus copy echo encore iteration paraphrase perseveration practice reappearance recapitulation recital redundancy rehearsal relation renewal repetitiousness replication report reproduction restatement return rote tautology
WEAK
broken record ingemination iteracy iterance reoccurrence staccato
Antonyms
STRONG
original
WEAK
instance
NOUN
rhythm
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cadence flow movement pattern pulse swing tempo
STRONG
bounce cadency downbeat lilt measure meter metre regularity rhyme time uniformity
WEAK
rise and fall

Example Sentences

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There seems to be a seven-year periodicity with these fireballs.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

Annual cicadas do not have the periodicity of the magicicada that are emerging soon.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

This feature is achievable because quantum computers operate in a realm known as "quantum space," characterized by periodicity, and no need for endless subdivisions.

From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2023

But human influence is affecting the dynamics of weather systems, the periodicity of the jet stream and the moisture-holding capacity of the atmosphere.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022

There is no use in Copernicus, if the robust periodicity of the solar system does not show its equal perfection in the mental sphere—the periodicity, the compensating errors, the grand reactions.

From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks

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