burstiness

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noun

The degree to which something occurs in abrupt bursts

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Meanings

nounburstiness (countable and uncountable, plural burstinesses)

plural burstinesses

  1. countableuncountablecomputerThe degree to which something occurs in abrupt bursts

    In each case, the process presents complex dynamic patterns including temporal correlations, burstiness, and all other types of nonstationarity.

    2015 July 11, “Local Variation of Hashtag Spike Trains and Popularity in Twitter”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From bursty + -ness.

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APA

burstiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burstiness

MLA

“burstiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burstiness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burstiness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burstiness.

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