cyclicity
|cy-cli-ci-ty|
/saɪˈklɪsɪti/
quality of being cyclical
Etymology
'cyclicity' originates from Modern English formation combining the adjective 'cyclic' and the noun-forming suffix '-ity'; 'cyclic' ultimately comes from Greek 'kyklos', where 'kyklos' meant 'circle'.
'cyclic' came into English via Latin/Medieval Latin (Latin/Medieval Latin 'cyclicus' < Greek 'kyklikos' < Greek 'kyklos'), and the modern English noun 'cyclicity' was formed by adding the English suffix '-ity' to 'cyclic'.
Initially the root referred to a 'circle' or 'circular' concept, but over time the derived noun came to mean the abstract quality of being cyclical or periodic.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being cyclic; occurring in cycles or repeating at regular intervals (periodicity).
The cyclicity of the seasons determines planting schedules for many crops.
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Noun 2
(Technical) The property of a system, function, or process to return to a previous state or repeat behavior according to a cycle (used in mathematics, physics, biology, etc.).
The researchers measured the cyclicity in the oscillatory behavior of the system.
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