Periodic vs False - What's the difference?
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Relative to a period or periods.
Having repeated cycles.
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Occurring at regular intervals.
Periodical.
(label) Pertaining to the revolution of a celestial object in its orbit.
For which any return to it must occur in multiples of time steps, for some .
(label) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
(label) Relating to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO) of iodine.
Of or derived from a periodic acid.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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(lb) Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:I to myself was false , ere thou to me.
Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
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*(Edmund Spenser) (c.1552–1599)
*:whose false foundation waves have swept away
Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
(lb) Out of tune.
As a noun periodic
is newspaper.As an adjective false is
(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.periodic
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Alternative forms
* periodick (obsolete)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* (astronomy) non-periodic * (mathematics) aperiodicDerived terms
(terms derived from periodic) * periodic classification * periodic function * periodic law * periodic system * periodic tableEtymology 2
Adjective
(-)Derived terms
* periodate * periodic acid English heteronyms ----false
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Adjective
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