periodic? what does this word mean and where else do you observe things that are periodic?

Answer 1

1. recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
2. occurring or appearing at regular intervals: periodic visits of a mail steamer to an island.
3. repeated at irregular intervals; intermittent: periodic outbreaks of the disease.
4. Physics. recurring at equal intervals of time.
5. Mathematics. (of a function) having a graph that repeats after a fixed interval (period) of the independent variable.
6. Astronomy. a. characterized by a series of successive circuits or revolutions, as the motion of a planet or satellite.
b. of or pertaining to a period, as of the revolution of a heavenly body.

7. pertaining to or characterized by rhetorical periods, or periodic sentences.

Answer 2

When something is periodic, it happens regularily and usually at a set time. for example, i check my fish tank periodicly to make sure my fish are still alive. this person checks the fishtank in intervals, perhaps once a day or every hour. was that confusing? O, well.

Answer 3

Periodic means it occurs at regular intervals.

Answer 4

a timed event that happens during an ongoing cycle,and
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