Periodical vs False - What's the difference?
periodical | false |
A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
A publication that appears at fixed intervals.
A publication that often contains the most current information in the field, on every conceivable topic, often in greater detail than other publication formats.
The primary means for communication of original scholarship or creative work at the cutting edge of research in almost all fields.
Periodic.
* Sir J. Herschel
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Published at regular intervals of more than one day, especially weekly, monthly, or quarterly.
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Of, or relating to such a publication.
Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
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Spurious, artificial.
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*:At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.
(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 adjectives the difference between periodical and false
is that periodical is periodic while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.As a noun periodical
is a publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.periodical
English
(wikipedia periodical)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (a publication that appears at fixed intervals) serialReferences
* www.onelook.com * encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861725056Adjective
(en adjective)- The periodical times of all the satellites.
citation, passage=Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans—and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.}}
- To influence opinion through the periodical press.
Anagrams
*false
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Adjective
(er)A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles: Founded Mainly on the Materials Collected by the Philological Society, section=Part 1, publisher=Clarendon Press, location=Oxford, editor= , volume=1, page=217 , passage=Also the rule of false position, with dyuers examples not onely vulgar, but some appertaynyng to the rule of Algeber.}}