Intermittency is a behavior of dynamical systems: regular alternation of phases of apparently periodic and chaotic dynamics. Intermittent or intermittency may also refer to: * Intermittent river or stream, the one that ceases to flow every year or at least twice every five years * Intermittent energy source, renewable energy sources that are not dispatchable due to their fluctuating nature *

Intermittent fault An intermittent fault, often called simply an "intermittent", (or anecdotally "interfailing") is a malfunction of a device or system that occurs at intervals, usually irregular, in a device or system that functions normally at other times. Intermitt ...

, malfunction of a device or system that occurs at intervals, usually irregular * Fluorescence intermittency, or blinking, is random switching between ON (bright) and OFF (dark) states *

Intermittent control Intermittent control is a feedback control method which not only explains some human control systems but also has applications to control engineering. In the context of control theory, intermittent control provides a spectrum of possibilities bet ...

, possibilities between the two extremes of continuous-time and discrete-time control: the control signal

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