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preperiodic

preperiodic adjective: prior to the start of periodicity.

Adjective

preperiodic (not comparable)

  1. Prior to the start of periodicity
    • Given a number field K and a polynomial f(z)#92;inK#91;z#93;, one can naturally construct a finite directed graph G(f,K) whose vertices are the K-rational preperiodic points of f, with an edge #92;alpha#92;to#92;beta if and only if f(#92;alpha)#61;#92;beta.2015, John R. Doyle, “Preperiodic points for quadratic polynomials with small cycles over quadratic fields”, in arXiv

Origin of preperiodic

From pre- + periodic.

Questions about preperiodic

What does preperiodic mean?
Preperiodic means prior to the start of periodicity.
What part of speech is preperiodic?
Preperiodic is an adjective.

Words near preperiodic in the dictionary

  1. preperfusions
  2. prepericardiac
  3. prepericardial
  4. preperifusion
  5. preperimetric
  6. preperiodic
  7. preperitoneal
  8. preperitoneally
  9. prepermeabilization
  10. prepermeabilized
  11. preperoxisomal

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