# periodization

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #94,114

## Definitions
1. The process of categorizing something (e.g. history) into named periods.
2. Training in segments of a few weeks or months, so that training begins at lower intensity and is gradually increased to high intensity.
3. The operation of forming a periodic function from a non-periodic function.

## Etymology
From period + -ization.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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