Continuous vs. Intermittent

Continuousadjective

Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption

Continuousadjective

Without intervening space; continued

Continuousadjective

(botany) Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.

Continuousadjective

Such that, for every x in the domain, for each small open interval D about f(x), there's an interval containing x whose image is in D.

Continuousadjective

Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).

Continuousadjective

(grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.

Continuousadjective

Without break, cessation, or interruption; without intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted; extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous current of electricity.

Continuousadjective

Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.

Continuousadjective

continuing in time or space without interruption;

Continuousadjective

of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

Intermittentadjective

Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.

Intermittentadjective

Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.

Intermittentnoun

An intermittent fever or disease.

Intermittentadjective

Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever.

Intermittentnoun

An intermittent fever or disease.

Intermittentadjective

stopping and starting at irregular intervals;

Intermittentadjective

stopping and starting at regular intervals

Intermittentadjective

occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady