periodicity
noun
pe·ri·od·ic·i·ty
ˌpir-ē-ə-ˈdi-sə-tē 
: the quality, state, or fact of being regularly recurrent or having periods
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For a school that plays the part with unenviable periodicity, this one might be the hardest.
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The distance and periodicity measurements are used to calibrate the intrinsic characteristics of Cepheids.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
Although better, the accuracy of this technique is limited by the periodicity of electromagnetic waves, which introduces inevitable ambiguities.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
We were stuck in a new loop of musical periodicity.
—David Rowell, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
The distance and periodicity measurements are used to calibrate the intrinsic characteristics of Cepheids.
—Anil Ananthaswamy, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2025
Although better, the accuracy of this technique is limited by the periodicity of electromagnetic waves, which introduces inevitable ambiguities.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
We were stuck in a new loop of musical periodicity.
—David Rowell, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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periodicity
noun
pe·ri·od·ic·i·ty
ˌpir-ē-ə-ˈdis-ət-ē
plural periodicities
: the quality, state, or fact of being regularly recurrent or having periods
the periodicity of peptic ulcer is … characteristic of the disease—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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