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Noun: isochronism
  1. The property of having equal time intervals between events or maintaining a constant period despite variations in other factors
    "Galileo's discovery was that the period of swing of a pendulum is independent of its amplitude — the arc of the swing — the isochronism of the pendulum"

Derived forms: isochronisms

Type of: property

Encyclopedia: Isochronism