The difference between Cyclic and Periodic

When used as adjectives, cyclic means characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals, whereas periodic means relative to a period or periods.


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  1. Cyclic as an adjective:

    Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.

    Examples:

    "The weather had a cyclic pattern of rain and sun."

  2. Cyclic as an adjective (chemistry, of a compound):

    Having chains of atoms arranged in a ring.

    Examples:

    "Benzene and cyclohexane are both cyclic compounds."

  3. Cyclic as an adjective (botany):

    Having parts arranged in a whorl.

  4. Cyclic as an adjective (mathematics, of a group):

    Being generated by only one element.

  5. Cyclic as an adjective (geometry, of a polygon):

    Able to be inscribed in a circle.

  1. Periodic as an adjective:

    Relative to a period or periods.

  2. Periodic as an adjective:

    Having repeated cycles.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: cyclic"

  3. Periodic as an adjective:

    Occurring at regular intervals.

  4. Periodic as an adjective:

    Periodical.

  5. Periodic as an adjective (astronomy):

    Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.

    Examples:

    "ant non-periodic"

  6. Periodic as an adjective (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a [[state]]):

    For which any return to it must occur in multiples of k time steps, for some k>1.

    Examples:

    "ant aperiodic"

  7. Periodic as an adjective (rhetoric):

    Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.

  1. Periodic as an adjective:

    Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; Of or derived from a periodic acid.

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