Intermittency (Noun)
Meaning
The quality of being intermittent; subject to interruption or periodic stopping.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The intermittency of the internet connection made it difficult to complete the online task.
- The doctor explained that the patient's symptoms were due to the intermittency of the medication's effects.
- The intermittency of the power supply caused the factory to shut down several times a day.
- The intermittency of the bus service made it unreliable for commuters.
- The intermittency of the pain made it hard for the patient to describe it accurately to the doctor.