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Recurrence vs Periodicity - What's the difference?

recurrence | periodicity |

As nouns the difference between recurrence and periodicity

is that recurrence is return or reversion to a certain state while periodicity is recurrence of a woman's periods; menstruation.

recurrence

English

(wikipedia recurrence)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Return or reversion to a certain state.
  • The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence.
    • I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent recurrence to the dangerous preparations. — I. Taylor.
  • A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease.
  • Recourse.

    • Synonyms

    * reoccurrence

    Hyponyms

    * recrudescence * reemergence * resurgence

    Related terms

    * recur * recurrent * recursive * recursivity * recursion

    References

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    periodicity

    English

    (wikipedia periodicity)

    Noun

    (periodicities)
  • Recurrence]] of a woman's [[period, periods; menstruation.
  • The quality of being periodic; tendency to recur at regular intervals.
  • (mathematics) The quality of a function with a repeated set of values at regular intervals.

    • Related terms

    * period * periodic