erratic behaviour

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• erratic — er‧rat‧ic [ɪˈrætɪk] adjective having no pattern or plan, making it difficult to know what is going to happen: • Erratic currency markets led to intervention by the major central banks. • the erratic performance of exports * * * erratic UK US… …   Financial and business terms

• erratic — er|rat|ic [ıˈrætık] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: erratique, from Latin errare; ERR] something that is erratic does not follow any pattern or plan but happens in a way that is not regular ▪ His breathing was becoming erratic. ▪ She… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• erratic — [ɪˈrætɪk] adj changing often, or not following a regular pattern Syn: unpredictable erratic behaviour[/ex] erratically [ɪˈrætɪkli] adv …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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