01 a. Occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a sporadic fireball; a spor…
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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.
Phrases & compounds
Sporadic disease —
a disease which occurs in single and scattered cases. See the Note under Endemic, a.