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Periodic vs Varying - What's the difference?

periodic | varying |

As nouns the difference between periodic and varying

is that periodic is newspaper while varying is a kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.

As a verb varying is

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periodic

English

Alternative forms

* periodick (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • 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 k time steps, for some k>1.
  • (label) Having a structure characterized by periodic sentences.
  • (label) Relating to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO) of iodine.
    • Antonyms
    * (astronomy) non-periodic * (mathematics) aperiodic
    Derived terms
    (terms derived from periodic) * periodic classification * periodic function * periodic law * periodic system * periodic table
    Related terms
    * period * periodicity

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or derived from a periodic acid.
    • Derived terms
    * periodate * periodic acid English heteronyms ----

    varying

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.
  • * 2012 , Patrick Cozzi, Christophe Riccio, OpenGL Insights
    • Another consideration to the relationship between vertex and fragment shaders is that adding too many additional varyings can be a drag on performance since they must all be interpolated