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noun
Recurrence of a woman's periods; menstruation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The quality of being periodic; tendency to recur at regular intervals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The quality of a function with a repeated set of values at regular intervals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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noun
the quality of recurring at regular intervals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cyclicity
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Broader terms: regularity
Narrower terms: rhythm, regular recurrence
History
From French périodicité. By surface analysis, periodic + -ity.
Across languages
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