Continuous vs. Intermittent
Continuous and Intermittent Definitions
Continuous
Uninterrupted in time, sequence, substance, or extent.
Intermittent
Stopping and starting at intervals.
Continuous
Attached together in repeated units
A continuous form fed into a printer.
Intermittent
Alternately containing and empty of water
An intermittent lake.
Continuous
Of or relating to a line or curve that extends without a break or irregularity.
Intermittent
Stopping and starting, occurring, or presenting at intervals; coming after a particular time span.
The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.
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Continuous
Of or relating to a function between two topological spaces such that the preimage of any open set in the range is an open set in the domain.
Intermittent
Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.
Continuous
Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption.
A continuous current of electricity
Intermittent
An intermittent fever or disease.
Continuous
Without intervening space; continued.
A continuous line of railroad
Intermittent
Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent; periodic; as, an intermittent fever.
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Continuous
(botany) Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
Intermittent
An intermittent fever or disease.
Continuous
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.
Intermittent
Stopping and starting at irregular intervals;
Intermittent rain showers
Continuous
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.
Intermittent
Stopping and starting at regular intervals
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Continuous
(grammar) Expressing an ongoing action or state.
Continuous
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.
He can hear its continuous murmur.
Continuous
Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.
Continuous
Continuing in time or space without interruption;
A continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light
A continuous bout of illness lasting six months
Lived in continuous fear
A continuous row of warehouses
A continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it
Moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks
Continuous
Of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity
