aperiodic

Examples

• All

• What we're aiming for is an aperiodic tiling.

• When aperiodic and irregular signals are analyzed, the phase space can quantitatively analyze the nonlinear dynamic behaviors in the system.

  Academic text (2012)

• So we have an aperiodic signal.

• You got to sit there and March through it because it's an aperiodic system rather than one like this.

• The second cue following the periodicity for the vowel was high-frequency aperiodic frication noise representing the vocal tract constriction for the sibilant phoneme /z/.

  Academic text (2013)

• The aperiodic nature of the signal makes it difficult to predict future occurrences.

• Scientists study aperiodic patterns to better understand complex systems in nature.

Synonyms

E

erratic

vsaperiodic

94 6.1

Not regular or predictable and likely to change suddenly

describes irregular timing alone without implying sudden unpredictable shifts

S

sporadic

vsaperiodic

35 7.0

Happening sometimes and in different places

focuses only on absence of regular recurrence, not physical scattering

I

intermittent

vsaperiodic

35 6.5

Happening sometimes but not all the time

means absence of regular intervals rather than merely stopping and starting

I

irregular

vsaperiodic

27 3.5

Happening at no fixed times

specifies absence of periodic recurrence rather than general irregularity

E

episodic

vsaperiodic

3 7.1

Happening only sometimes and not regularly

denotes lack of regular repetition without stressing distinct episode groups

N

nonperiodic

vsaperiodic

7.6

Happening at irregular times

is the equivalent term that uses a classical prefix instead of a negative word

N

noncyclical

vsaperiodic

7.2

Not happening in regular cycles

focuses on absence of regular timing rather than cycle form

N

nonoscillatory

vsaperiodic

• Specialized

9.9

Having no repeating movement or vibration

covers lack of regular recurrence generally, not only physical oscillation

A

arrhythmical

vsaperiodic

9.3

A sound or movement that has no regular beat

refers to absence of regular timing between events rather than rhythmic quality

Antonyms

P

periodic

47 3.9

Happens again at regular times

How Regular

periodic

47 3.9

regular

870 1.0

irregular

14 3.4

aperiodic

• Specialized

8.2

random

527 3.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology