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Sporadic vs Isolated - What's the difference?

sporadic | isolated |

As adjectives the difference between sporadic and isolated

is that sporadic is rare and scattered in occurrence while isolated is placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.

As a verb isolated is

past tense of isolate.

sporadic

English

Alternative forms

* sporadick

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Rare and scattered in occurrence.
  • Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

    • Derived terms

    * sporadic E layer

    Related terms

    * sporadical * sporadically * sporadicalness

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    isolated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Placed or standing apart or alone; in isolation.
  • (chess, of a pawn) Such that no pawn of the same color is in an adjacent file.
  • (meteorology, of precipitation) affecting 10 percent to 20 percent of a forecast zone.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (isolate)

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