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Answer for the clue "The relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times ", 17 letters:
desynchronization

Word definitions for desynchronization in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
desynchronization \desynchronization\, desynchronizing \desynchronizing\n. a process causing an absence of synchronization; the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; as, the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves. Syn: ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated times; "the stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves" [syn: asynchronism , asynchrony , desynchronisation , desynchronizing ] [ant: synchronism , synchronism , synchronism ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context American spelling Oxford neurology English) A loss of synchronization of brain waves. n. (context American spelling Oxford neurology English) A loss of synchronization of brain waves.

Usage examples of desynchronization.

Kronauer and I saw that the timing of afternoon naps coincided with a sleepiness peak in the desynchronization data, we knew we were on to something.

During entrainment, the rhythms of sleep and body temperature are phase-locked to each other and to the time of day, whereas during internal desynchronization, sleep runs at a different period from temperature, and both run at periods longer than 24 hours.