Definitions for "Sporadic"
Occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a sporadic fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic example of a flower.
happening from time to time; not constant or regular; occasional.
Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time
mutation that results in a genetic disorder and which appears for the first time in a family. The mutation takes place in either the egg or the sperm or at conception.
The occurrence of a genetic condition in a family with no prior history of the illness.
A case of a genetic disease caused by a new mutation.
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Maybe, maybe not
Scheduling algorithm whereby a thread's priority can oscillate dynamically between a "foreground" or normal priority and a "background" or low priority. A thread is given an execution budget of time to be consumed within a certain replenishment period. See also adaptive, FIFO, and round robin.