Intermittency is a behavior of dynamical systems: regular alternation of phases of apparently periodic and chaotic dynamics.
Intermittent or intermittency may also refer to:
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Intermittent river
Intermittent, temporary or seasonal rivers or streams cease to flow every year or at least twice every five years. Such rivers drain large arid and semi-arid areas, covering approximately a third of the Earth's surface. The extent of tempora ...
or stream, the one that ceases to flow every year or at least twice every five years
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Intermittent energy source, renewable energy sources that are not dispatchable due to their fluctuating nature
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Intermittent fault, malfunction of a device or system that occurs at intervals, usually irregular
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Fluorescence intermittency, or blinking, is random switching between ON (bright) and OFF (dark) states
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Intermittent control, possibilities between the two extremes of continuous-time and discrete-time control: the control signal
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