Sporadic

Word SPORADIC
Character 8
Hyphenation spo rad ic
Pronunciations /spɒˈɹædɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Sporadic"

What do we mean by sporadic?

Occurring at irregular intervals or in isolated or scattered places; having no pattern or order: synonym: periodic. adjective

Separate; single; scattered; occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind; widely or irregularly scattered; of exceptional occurrence (in a given locality); straggling.

In phytogeography, distributed in several regions: so used specifically by A. P. de Candolle (French sporadique), in contrast with endemic, of plant genera whose species are thus distributed. Compare polydemic.

Occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single adjective

A disease which occurs in single and scattered cases. See the Note under Endemic, a. adjective

Rare and scattered in occurrence. adjective

Exhibiting random behavior; patternless. adjective

Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances adjective

(of diseases) occurring in isolated instances; not epidemic.

Rare and scattered in occurrence.

Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Sporadic

The word "sporadic" in example sentences

They've done a good job in reaching out to what we call sporadic voters. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And so I think it's a whole new paradigm for pollsters right now, because they're not sure how to reach these new voters and what they call sporadic voters, which the Obama campaign really thinks they're getting to. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the forward element of the 1st Battalion 7th Marines has pushed into this troubled area and they have reported what they call sporadic fighting that has been taking place up there. ❋ Unknown (2003)

And so -- yeah, we met [at the Republican National Convention] and kind of kept in sporadic touch and then met up Christmas last year. ❋ Liz Kelly (2010)

He attempted occasional comebacks, but the last 40 years of his career were spent in sporadic engagements in Las Vegas and in second-tier concert halls. ❋ Matt Schudel (2010)

Guards at the U.N. compound and Afghan policemen who responded to the site engaged in sporadic gun fights with the three attackers, who were killed by Afghan security forces. ❋ AP (2010)

He was lying on his side taking in his breath in short sporadic heaves. ❋ Marc R. Johnson (2010)

Most narcolepsy is sporadic, which is to say that the condition is not a straightforward inherited trait. ❋ M.D. Richard Ferber (2006)

However, inherited cancers are very important as it appears that the genes responsible for, hereditary cancer maybe the same as those involved in sporadic malignancies. ❋ Unknown (2004)

On the righthand side of your screen, you are seeing a live picture from Umm Qasr, where for three hours or plus, plus or minus a few minutes, Marines have been trying to deal with a situation of what they are often terming sporadic resistance. ❋ Unknown (2003)

There are three forms of ALS: "familial," which is hereditary and passed through genes; non-hereditary, which is called "sporadic"; and ALS that targets the brain, called "ALS/dementia." ❋ Unknown (2011)

There are three forms of ALS: "familial," which is hereditary and passed through genes; non-hereditary, which is called "sporadic"; and ALS that targets the brain, called "ALS/dementia". ❋ Unknown (2011)

"What we call sporadic meteors occur constantly," he said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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