periodic variation

collocation in English

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periodic
adjective
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/ˌpɪə.riˈɒd.ɪk/us
/ˌpɪr.iˈɑː.dɪk/
happening repeatedly over a period ...
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variation
noun
uk
/ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
a change in amount ...
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The nature of the limit cycle is aperiodicvariationof the amplitude of the whole wavetrain.
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Away from the ends the flow is mainly vertical with a slightperiodicvariationin the amplitude of the vertical velocity.
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Huppert's experiments also showed that, when the sheet of fluid had become long enough, and correspondingly thin, the leading edge spontaneously developed a spanwise and roughlyperiodicvariation.
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These pensions were subject toperiodicvariationon account of changes in the cost of living from 1919 to 1935.
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The major fluctuation is the eleven-year solar cycle (sunspot cycle), which causes aperiodicvariationof about 0.1%.
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When ultrasonic waves are propagated in a liquid, the density varies from layer to layer due toperiodicvariationof pressure.
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Theperiodicvariationin the velocity of an orbiting star will thus produce a periodic beaming variation in the light curve.
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This is achieved by creating aperiodicvariationin the refractive index of the fiber core, which generates a wavelength specific dielectric mirror.
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A pumped wave excited in the active medium produces aperiodicvariationof the volumes of the dispersed particles (gas bubbles).
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In this case theperiodicvariationis a variation in the insertion loss of the network against increasing frequency.
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Others have argued that there is strong evidence supporting periodicity in a variety of records, and additional evidence in the form of coincidentperiodicvariationin nonbiological geochemical variables.
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The system is therefore forced both by periodic variations in depth and by boundary suction or ejection.
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Hillert solved the flux equation numerically and found that inside the spinodal it yielded aperiodicvariationof composition with distance.
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Combining this with other proper motion data spanning approximately half a century indicated aperiodicvariationof 26.5 2 years, confirming that the star is an astrometric binary.
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Measurement of periodic variations of these active regions can also be used to deduce the rotation periods of these stars.
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The star is known to undergo periodic variations in luminosity over roughly 4.6 days, with the astroseismic frequencies depending sensitively on the star's mass.
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Everyone who has had the opportunity to observe the periodic variations in the mortality rate of maternity clinics will agree that his findings lack certain important confirmation.........
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