periodize

English

Etymology

From period +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪəɹɪəˌdaɪz/

Verb

periodize (third-person singular simple present periodizes, present participle periodizing, simple past and past participle periodized)

1. (transitive) To divide (history) into periods.
2. (weightlifting, sports) To split (a training program) into segments of a few weeks or months, so that training begins at lower intensity and is gradually increased to high intensity.
3. (mathematics) To form a periodic function from (a non-periodic function).

Derived terms

• reperiodize
• unperiodized

Related terms

• period
• periodization

Translations

divide history into periods

Chinese: Mandarin: 分期 (zh) (fēnqī) Finnish: jaksottaa (fi) Polish: periodyzować impf, speriodyzować pf Russian: please add this translation if you can Slovak: periodizovať impf or pf

split a training program into segments

Chinese: Mandarin: 週期化 / 周期化 Finnish: jaksottaa (fi) Russian: please add this translation if you can