Difference between Cyclic and Cyclical

What is the difference between Cyclic and Cyclical?

Cyclic as an adjective is characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals while Cyclical as an adjective is recurring at regular intervals

Cyclic

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals Of a compound having chains of atoms arranged in a ring Having parts arranged in a whorl (of a group) being generated by only one element

Cyclical

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: recurring at regular intervals

Example sentence: I see history as really cyclical in terms of the intense idealism, and the desire to create a better life outside of societal norms.

We hope you now know whether to use Cyclic or Cyclical in your sentence.

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