Pronunciation: - ˌ pir- ē - ' ä-dik
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1890
: almost but not quite periodic especially : periodic on a small scale but unpredictable at some larger scale
– qua · si · pe · ri · od · ic · i · ty \ - ˌ pir- ē - ə - ' di-s ə -t ē \ noun