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
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Cyclical as an adjective:
Recurring at regular intervals.
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Periodic as an adjective:
Relative to a period or periods.
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Periodic as an adjective:
Having repeated cycles.
Examples:
"synonyms: cyclic"
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Periodic as an adjective:
Occurring at regular intervals.
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Periodic as an adjective:
Periodical.
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Periodic as an adjective (astronomy):
Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
Examples:
"ant non-periodic"
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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"
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Periodic as an adjective (rhetoric):
Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
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Periodic as an adjective:
Relating to the highest oxidation state of iodine; Of or derived from a periodic acid.