The difference between Continuous and Intermittent

When used as adjectives, continuous means without stopping, whereas intermittent means stopping and starting at intervals.


Intermittent is also noun with the meaning: an intermittent fever or disease.

check bellow for the other definitions of Continuous and Intermittent

  1. Continuous as an adjective:

    Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption

    Examples:

    "synonyms: nonstop"

    "a continuous current of electricity"

  2. Continuous as an adjective:

    Without intervening space; continued

    Examples:

    "synonyms: protracted extended"

    "a continuous line of railroad"

  3. Continuous as an adjective (botany):

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

  4. Continuous as an adjective (analysis, of a [[function]]):

    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.

  5. Continuous as an adjective (mathematics, more generally, of a function between two [[topological space]]s):

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

    Examples:

    "Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected."

  6. Continuous as an adjective (grammar):

    Expressing an ongoing action or state.

  1. Intermittent as an adjective:

    Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant

    Examples:

    "The day was cloudy with intermittent rain."

    "Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce."

  2. Intermittent as an adjective (specifically, geology, of a body of water):

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

    Examples:

    "The area has many intermittent lakes and streams."

  1. Intermittent as a noun (medicine, dated):

    An intermittent fever or disease.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dunglison"