Continuous vs. Intermittent

Difference Between Continuous and Intermittent
Continuousadjective
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption
a continuous current of electricityIntermittentadjective
Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.Continuousadjective
Without intervening space; continued
a continuous line of railroadIntermittentadjective
Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.Continuousadjective
(botany) Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
Intermittentnoun
An intermittent fever or disease.
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.
Intermittentadjective
stopping and starting at irregular intervals;
intermittent rain showersContinuousadjective
Such that each open set in the target space has an open preimage (in the domain space, with respect to the given function).
Each continuous function from the real line to the rationals is constant, since the rationals are totally disconnected.Intermittentadjective
stopping and starting at regular intervals
Continuousadjective
(grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.
Continuousadjective
continuing in time or space without interruption;
a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of lighta continuous bout of illness lasting six monthslived in continuous feara continuous row of warehousesa continuous line has no gaps or breaks in itmoving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeksContinuousadjective
of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity