periodicity

[ peer-ee-uh-dis-i-tee ]

noun

1. the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of periodicity¹

From the French word périodicité, dating back to 1825–35. See periodic ¹, -ity

Example Sentences

Using DNA origami, LMU researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanometers -- a new approach for manufacturing semiconductors for visible light.

From Science Daily

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

From New York Times

However, these were systems that -- unlike Wilczek's original idea -- are subjected to a temporal excitation with a specific periodicity, but then react with another period twice as long.

From Science Daily

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

Detected by emitted luminosity, they spin and oscillate to the same height repeating to the same frequency— like ticking clocks with a predictable periodicity, but patterned across time, invisible to sight.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• cadence
• flow
• movement
• pattern
• pulse
• swing
• tempo