periodicity
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There seems to be a seven-year periodicity with these fireballs.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024
Annual cicadas do not have the periodicity of the magicicada that are emerging soon.
From New York Times • May 8, 2024
However, it is also possible to move into areas where the crystal "melts," i.e. loses its periodicity.
From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024
Detected by emitted luminosity, they spin and oscillate to the same height repeating to the same frequency— like ticking clocks with a predictable periodicity, but patterned across time, invisible to sight.
From Scientific American • Feb. 4, 2023
N, n, Number of anything. π, Circumference ÷ diameter = 3.141592. ω, 2πf = 6.2831 × frequency, in alternating current. ~, f, Frequency, periodicity, cycles per second. φ, Phase angle.
From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah
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