Difference between Sporadic and Stray

SPORADIC vs STRAY: NOUN

In wireless telegraphy, a disturbance due to fluctuating differences of potential between the top of the antennæ of a receiving station and the earth which sometimes affects the recording instrument and interferes with signaling. Also called an X.
An animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
Any domestic animal that has left an inclosure or its proper place and company, and wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
An area of common land or place administered for the use of general domestic animals, i.e. "The Stray"
The act of wandering or going astray.
Any domestic animal that has an inclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray. Used also figuratively.
Hence A person or persons astray; a straggler; a truant.
Homeless cat
The act of wandering.
A pasturage for cattle.
Property left behind by an alien at his death, and escheated to the king in default of heirs.
One that has strayed, especially a domestic animal wandering about.

Exhibiting random behavior; patternless.
Rare and scattered in occurrence.
A disease which occurs in single and scattered cases. See the Note under Endemic, a.
Occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single
Recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances
Occurring at irregular intervals or in isolated or scattered places; having no pattern or order: : periodic.

Scattered or separate.
Not close together in time
Straying or having strayed; wandering or lost.
(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
In the wrong place; misplaced.
The mark indicating the end of the stray line.
That portion of the log line which is veered from the reel to allow the chip to get clear of the stern eddies before the glass is turned.

Wander from a direct course or at random
Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

To move away from a group, deviate from a course, or escape from established limits.
To move without a destination or purpose; wander: : wander.
To follow a winding or erratic course.
To act contrary to moral or proper behavior, especially in being sexually unfaithful.
To become diverted, as from a subject or train of thought: : swerve.
To be directed without apparent purpose; look in an idle or casual manner.
Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove at large; to roam; to go astray.
To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

Separate; single; scattered; occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind; widely or irregularly scattered; of exceptional occurrence (in a given locality); straggling.
In phytogeography, distributed in several regions: so used specifically by A. P. de Candolle (French sporadique), in contrast with endemic, of plant genera whose species are thus distributed. Compare polydemic.

Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; straggling; incidental.
Wander, Rove, etc. See ramble, v.
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Synonyms To straggle.
To move about without or as without settled purpose or direction.
To wander from the path of truth, duty, or rectitude; turn from the accustomed or prescribed course; deviate.
To cause to stray; mislead; seduce.
To wander, as from a direct course; deviate or go out of the way or from the proper limits; go astray.

Rare, Inconsistent, Sparse, Patchy, Occasional, Spotty, Stray, Unpredictable, Irregular, Isolated, Scattered, Spasmodic, Periodic, Fitful, Intermittent

Err, Alley cat, Scattered, Vagabond, Sporadic, Depart, Swan, Digress, Isolated, Straggle, Rove, Ramble, Drift, Roam, Wander

Rare, Inconsistent, Sparse, Patchy, Occasional, Spotty, Stray, Unpredictable, Irregular, Isolated, Scattered, Spasmodic, Periodic, Fitful, Intermittent

Deviate, Wandering, Cast, Range, Scattered, Vagabond, Sporadic, Depart, Swan, Isolated, Straggle, Rove, Drift, Roam, Wander

Sporadic BL usually presents with an abdominal mass.
The welcome from toe French people waa sporadic.
Nonparametric techniques showed sporadic jumps throughout the years.
They are also known to be sporadic barkers.
Enforcement of IPR violations is sporadic at best.
ES is a sporadic condition and rarely inherited.
Sometimes these working relationships are temporary or sporadic.
Japanese are just seduction and incitement; as a result, it will lead to nothing but sporadic territorial fragmentation and sporadic abduction of the people.
Sporadic, Ongoing, and Ongoing Sporadic are types of shift differential.
Sporadic use of MB leave is not permitted, unless the military service is sporadic.

Synonyms for stray dog This thesaurus page is about all possible synonyms, equivalent, same meaning and similar words for the term stray dog.
Stray animals without license identification are impounded, and many impounded stray animals are placed for public adoption.
Residents shall not feed stray animals; doing so, or keeping stray or unregistered animals will be considered having a pet without permission.
Towns with TNR ordinances often restrict who may feed stray cats; others prohibit the feeding of stray cats entirely.
During your Stray trip there are options to be involved in swimming or water based activities independent of Stray and its partners.
Stray Points to delete stray vectors not attached to a path.
Baseline Stray Current Report Stray current is a very serious problem with electrified transit systems.
It can be divided into two parts; copper stray loss and iron stray loss.
We use Portsmouth City Council Stray Dog Kennels to hold stray dogs.
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