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quasiperiodic
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[], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- Chiefly . Almost or approximately periodic.
- Of a function: such that increasing the variable by a certain fixed amount multiplies the value of the function by a fixed function, or increases it additively by a fixed function.
- Of a motion, oscillation, etc.: having two periods incommensurable in duration.
- Of a pattern, crystal lattice, etc.: such that any element recurs elsewhere, but at irregular intervals.
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Origin
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late 19th century; earliest use found in Francis Anstie (1833–1874), physician. From quasi- + periodic
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