seasonalityn.
/ˌsiːzəˈnalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌsizəˈnælədi/ Originally U.S.
1. The condition of being dependent on the seasons or other temporal cycle; the state of recurring at regular intervals.
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the world > time > frequency > [noun] > being periodical or regularity
periodicalness1671
eurhythmy1706
rhythm1778
periodicity1820
regularity1856
seasonality1934
recursiveness1936
recursivity1952
1934 in Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1936 S.P.E. Tract (Soc. for Pure Eng.) No. XLV. 191 University professors and other persons of literary or academic reputation have been responsible for such coinages as..seasonality.
1959 Economist 18 Apr. 218/2 The common seasonality of the tourist trade, horticulture and fishing makes these occupations awkward neighbours for year-round industrial enterprise.
1971 Nature 5 Feb. 406/2 The relatively sharp seasonality of fruiting and leaf formation would have effectively restricted exclusive arboreal feeding for an animal as large as a chimpanzee.
1976 J. S. Flemming Inflation xi. 109 Moreover baskets including foodstuffs will display seasonality which one would probably not want to reflect in the adjusted payments.
2. The degree to which a climate has distinct seasons.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [noun] > prevailing weather or climate > specific types or qualities of
tropicality1838
oceanity1871
continentality1897
oceanicity1934
seasonality1968
1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 721/2 No consideration has been given to seasonality of climate.
1972 Sci. Amer. June 64/1 A sharp reduction in coral diversity that began in late Eocene times and lasted throughout the Oligocene epoch seems to reflect a continued increase in seasonality of climate and a substantial lowering of mean temperatures.
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