Meaning & use

isochronous

adjective·Advanced

Occurring at equal time intervals, or taking the same amount of time regardless of conditions.

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The engineer designed an isochronous data stream so each packet arrived at fixed intervals.

A pendulum's swing is nearly isochronous, taking the same time whether it swings wide or narrow.

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A technical term used in physics, music, and telecommunications for evenly timed events.

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