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pseudoperiod

pseudoperiod noun: a solution function that is not technically periodic, but nevertheless displays repetitive behavior.

Noun

pseudoperiod

  1. A solution function that is not technically periodic, but nevertheless displays repetitive behavior.
  2. The average time between repetitions of a repetitive function that is not regular.
  3. The inverse of instantaneous frequency of a wave function.
  4. The distance between peaks in an autocorrelation function.

Forms of pseudoperiod

alternative formpseudo-period

Origin of pseudoperiod

From pseudo- + period.

Words formed from pseudoperiod

Questions about pseudoperiod

What does pseudoperiod mean?
Pseudoperiod means a solution function that is not technically periodic, but nevertheless displays repetitive behavior.
What part of speech is pseudoperiod?
Pseudoperiod is a noun.

Words near pseudoperiod in the dictionary

  1. pseudoperianths
  2. pseudopericyclic
  3. pseudoperidia
  4. pseudoperidial
  5. pseudoperidium
  6. pseudoperiod
  7. pseudoperiodic
  8. pseudoperiplasm
  9. pseudoperiplasmic
  10. pseudoperipteral
  11. pseudoperipteros

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