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zeitgeber n. a naturally occurring cue, such as light or temperature, which regulates biological rhythms; something which influences or regulates the timing or rhythm of something else. Etymological Note: zeit ‘time’ + geber ‘giver.’ Coined by...

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zeitgeber  n.— «All three of us redefined our terms, they a zeitgeber and I a synchronizer (as primary or secondary), respectively, as an external agent, usually a cycle that does not “give” time and merely synchronizes...

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zeitgeber  n.— «No reference is made to diurnal activity, Orstreue, Zeitgeber, and other terms of the last thirty years.» —“Biology and Comparative Physiology of Birds” by Miklos D. F. Udvardy American Midland...

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zeitgeber  n.— «All companies exist in a cacophony of competing time rhythms, relentlessly drummed out by, among others, suppliers, clients, and competitors…These “external pacers” are known among academics as...