Given a system in which the forces are periodic—such as a pendulum under a periodic driving force, or an oscillating circuit driven by alternating current—the overall behavior of the system is not necessarily fully periodic. For instance, consider a child being pushed on a swing: although the motion is driven by regular, periodic pushes, the swing can gradually reach greater heights while still oscillating to and fro.
Given a system in which the forces are periodic—such as a pendulum under a periodic driving force, or an oscillating circuit driven by alternating current—the overall behavior of the system is not necessarily fully periodic. For instance, consider a child being pushed on a swing: although the motion is driven by regular, periodic pushes, the swing can gradually reach greater heights while still oscillating to and fro.
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