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cyclicity

cyclicity

8.5
A repeated pattern that happens at regular times
  • noun
  • /sɪˈklɪsɪti/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ciclicidad
  • The study observed a clear cyclicity in the migration patterns of the birds each year.

Examples

  • Yeah, there appears to have been this kind of cyclicity in the Pacific for as long back as we can see in the records.

  • Many paleoclimatic data reveal an approximate 1,500-year cyclicity of unknown origin.

    Blog text (23)

  • According to anthropologists Charles Laughlin and Jason Throop, mammalian brains share three fundamental pattern operations: continuity of object and process, cyclicity of process, and causation.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The AvaaTech XRF-based scanning records of element intensity and Fe/K show the presence of orbital cyclicity in element concentrations and lithogenic particle composition.

    Academic text (2018)

  • Although Abelam do recognize and make reference to historical or linear time, their primary temporal orientation is fundamentally different, being based on notions of episodicity, cyclicity, repetition, and replacement.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The cyclicity of such exchanges in comparative transcripts of elicited make-believe signifies both how artificiality is perceived and reproduced by players.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The cyclicity of the seasons affects many aspects of plant growth.

  • Understanding the cyclicity of economic trends helps businesses make better forecasts.

Synonyms

recurrence
vscyclicity
24 5.0

An event or problem that happens again, often at regular times

emphasizes the ongoing state of returning rather than a single repeated instance
regularity
vscyclicity
19 3.3

Happening often in the same way or at the same times

focuses on the recurring quality rather than general predictability alone
periodicity
vscyclicity
2 7.6

A regular pattern when something happens again at set times

is a broader state of recurring over time or at regular intervals
cyclicality
vscyclicity
  • Specialized
1 8.0

A pattern where events happen again and again in regular cycles

is the simple quality of recurring generally, not a measured extent or field use
reoccurrence
vscyclicity
1 5.8

Something that happens again

means regular return over time rather than any repeated single event
regular recurrence
vscyclicity
3.6

A pattern where something happens again at fixed times

is the general condition of recurring over time rather than single events
isochronism
vscyclicity
  • Specialized
9.9

Events happen at equal time intervals even when things change

is recurrence over time that does not require perfectly equal spacing

Antonyms

randomness
19 5.4

A lack of any predictable order or plan

irregularity
13 5.1

A lack of regular pattern or evenness

How Cyclical

cyclicity
  • Specialized
8.5
periodicity
2 7.6
irregularity
13 5.1

Surface Forms

cyclicity singular
cyclicities plural

Morphology

cyclicity = cyclic (transparent) = cycle + ic + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'cyclic' using the suffix '-ity', meaning 'the quality of being cyclic'.

Etymology

Cyclicity comes from the Greek root cycl- meaning 'circle' or 'wheel', the same root in cycle and bicycle, so imagine a wheel turning and coming back to the same point. So, cyclicity is the quality of something that happens again and again at regular times.