🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

周期性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shūki-sei

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Periodicity/ˌpɪə.riˈɒ.dɪ.ti/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"潮の周期性は月の重力によって影響を受けます。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.

    "The periodicity of the tides is influenced by the moon's gravitational pull."
  2. 2

    In mathematics and physics, the time interval between successive occurrences of a repeating event.

    "The periodicity of the wave can be calculated using its frequency."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'periodicity' originates from the Greek word 'periodos', meaning 'a going around' or 'cycle'. It entered English in the late 19th century, evolving to describe the quality of occurring at regular intervals.

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