periodic
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periodic function ~ A Maths Dictionary for Kids Quick Reference by Jenny Eather
adjective
1.
appearing
or
occurring
at intervals
: 周期的に現れる、起こる
定期的, 周期的な
e.g.
the periodic visits she made to her father.: 彼女の父親に対する定期的な訪問
2.
Chemistry
relating to the periodic
table
of the
element
s or the
pattern
of
chemical
properties
that
underlie
s it.: 元素の周期的な表、もしくはその根拠をなす科学的な特性のパターンに関連する
periodic law
:〘化〙 周期律
3. relating to a
rhetorical
period
.: 修辞的な終止符に関連する
〘修辞〙 完成, 掉尾文の
See
period
(sense 6 of the noun) .
ORIGIN
mid
17th century
: from
French
périodique
, or via
Latin
from
Greek
periodikos
‘coming round at intervals’, from
periodos
(see
period
).