I don't see how that's the opposite. things can appear from time to time at regular intervals. do your intermittent wipers randomly move? no they move at regular intervals.
Let me explain: Periodic has a narrow definition and a broader more ambiguous definition. Which are opposites. For example one could say I get Time magazine on a periodic basis, which is semi-mo...
no. I'm talking about the time in between events. thats what an "interval" is. go back and read my statement like 14 more times.
Ouch! That was caustic.
haha, don't mess with dean. he's on the offense when he knows he's right.
For the sake of clarity let me explain what I mean:
Periodic has a definition that's synonomous with sporadic and one that's synonomous with regulated. These really are opposite concepts.
Just quit while you're still up.. before dean takes off his glasses and pocket protecters.. and goes BUCK WILD with his dictionary / thesaurus combos. hiyyyya
and let me clarify.
the second definition is *not* synonymous with sporadic. something that fits that second definition *can* be sporadic, but it does not *have* to be.
::spoken with the utmost diplomacy::
and since you say that it can be sporaidic you concede that they're are instances where these definitions are opposites.