The difference between Cyclical and Periodic

When used as adjectives, cyclical means recurring at regular intervals, whereas periodic means relative to a period or periods.


check bellow for the other definitions of Cyclical and Periodic

  1. Cyclical as an adjective:

    Recurring at regular intervals.

  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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