EPISODIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does episodic mean? 

• EPISODIC (adjective)
  The adjective EPISODIC has 3 senses:

1. of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes

2. occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

3. limited in duration to a single episode

  Familiarity information: EPISODIC used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPISODIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes

Context example:

the book is episodic and the incidents don't always hang together

Similar:

divided (separated into parts or pieces)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

Synonyms:

episodic; occasional

Context example:

occasional headaches

Similar:

unpredictable (not capable of being foretold)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Limited in duration to a single episode

Context example:

an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers

Similar:

impermanent; temporary (not permanent; not lasting)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by recurrent episodic disruptions of breathing during sleep.

(Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by episodic reddening of the face.

(Flushing, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

This is in contrast to the more immediate response seen in the Amazon, such as large-scale tree mortality, brought about by more episodic drought events.

(NASA finds drought may take toll on Congo rainforest, NASA)

A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of episodic atrial tachycardia with abrupt onset and termination.

(Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia, NCI Thesaurus)

An electrocardiographic finding of episodic supraventricular tachycardia with abrupt onset and termination.

(Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

An episodic form of ventricular tachycardia, with abrupt onset and termination.

(Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

An electrocardiographic finding of episodic tachycardia with abrupt onset and termination.

(Paroxysmal Tachycardia by ECG Finding, NCI Thesaurus)

Instead, Saturn's outbursts are episodic and quite explosive.

(Study Explains Saturn's Epic Tantrums, NASA)

The results of the work indicate that the near-surface concentrations of black carbon in the air in the local area can increase by a factor of three during episodic wind storms.

(Soot transported from elsewhere in world contributes little to melting of some Antarctic glaciers, National Science Foundation)

This pattern suggests that the human hippocampus uses a sparse distributed code to store episodic memories.

(Storing memories of recent events, NIH)