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Definition of Nonperiodic
1. Adjective. Not recurring at regular intervals.
Definition of Nonperiodic
1. Adjective. Not periodic; lacking a regular cycle; irregular ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonperiodic
Literary usage of Nonperiodic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"This kind of self-assembly, called nonperiodic or programmable ... nonperiodic
self-assembly would be useful for the efficient execution of tasks such as ..."
2. Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey to the Secretary of the by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1893)
"In the humid regions these nonperiodic oscillations are of less moment, ...
The extent and character of nonperiodic oscillations may l>e illustrated by a ..."
3. Water Supply for Irrigation by Frederick Haynes Newell (1894)
"In the humid regions these nonperiodic oscillations are of less moment, ...
The extent and character of nonperiodic oscillations may be illustrated by a few ..."
4. Clausewitzian Friction & Future War by Barry D. Watts (1996)
"In their 1975 paper, however, Li and Yorke insisted on using the term "chaotic"
to describe the nonperiodic dynamics of certain equations despite advice ..."
5. Theory and Calculation of Transient Electric Phenomena and Oscillations by Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1920)
"... 481 lag, 486, 494 lead, 486, 494 nonperiodic and periodic, 476, 477 nonperiodic,
equations, 485, 480, 490 periodic, equations, 492, 496 as special case, ..."
6. Report of the Eighth International Geographic Congress, Held in the United (1905)
"... and hence properly designated as nonperiodic, we really have the sum of both
periodic and nonperiodic changes, for these ranges obviously include all ..."