Aperiodic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That does not recur periodically.

    "aperiodic tiling"

  2. 2
    That does not have a periodic vibration
  3. 3
    for which any return to it may occur at irregular times; not periodic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    not recurring at regular intervals wordnet

Synonyms

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noncyclicnonoscillatorynonperiodic

Example

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"Mathematicians have finally discovered an aperiodic monotile, that is, a polygon that can only tile the plane in aperiodic tessellations."

Etymology

From a- + periodic.

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