quasiperiodic

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adjective

Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals.

OriginEnglish periodic ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *peri- →
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Meanings

adjectivequasiperiodic (comparative more quasiperiodic, superlative most quasiperiodic)

comparative more quasiperiodic · superlative most quasiperiodic · alternative quasi-periodic

  1. Almost periodic; recurring at irregular intervals.
  2. mathematicsSuch that an increment of a variable leads to a multiplication by some function.
  3. natural sciencesHaving two unrelated periods.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
semiperiodic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  3. Proto-Italic*kʷis
  4. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*kʷoi
  7. Latinquam
  8. Proto-Indo-European*só
  9. Proto-Italic*sei
  10. Latinsī
  11. Latinquasī̆
  12. Englishquasi-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  14. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  15. Proto-Italic*per
  16. Latinper
  17. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  18. Proto-Italic*peri-
  19. Latinper-
  20. Englishper-
  21. Englishiodic
  22. Englishperiodic
  23. Englishquasiperiodic

From quasi- + periodic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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