unperiodic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   not periodic; not recurring at regular intervals or lacking a repeating pattern

   The transformed equations apply to both periodic and unperiodic motions.

Formed from un- ("not") + periodic. The more usual modern technical synonyms are aperiodic and nonperiodic, but unperiodic is independently attested in older mathematical and physical writing.

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