intermittence
noun
in·ter·mit·tence
ˌin-tər-ˈmi-tən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being intermittent
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One model comes from France, where performers, technicians and other workers in theater, dance, movies and television can qualify for a special artists’ unemployment program, known as intermittence, which includes maternity leave, retirement and other benefits.
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New York Times, 13 Jan. 2021
Storage solves the intermittence problem associated with solar and wind, while transmission lines help link wind- or solar-abundant areas to population centers.
—Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022
Worse, perhaps, than being off for a block of time, is the intermittence that blended learning will oblige.
—David Zweig, Wired, 24 June 2020
There followed a good deal of halting, touchingly formal talk about harvests and the maddening intermittence of rain.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
Its apparent intermittence and the lack of a satisfactory explanation has led some to chalk it up to observer error, distortion caused by Earth’s atmosphere and/or artifacts induced by telescope optics.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2009
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New York Times, 13 Jan. 2021
Storage solves the intermittence problem associated with solar and wind, while transmission lines help link wind- or solar-abundant areas to population centers.
—Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022
Worse, perhaps, than being off for a block of time, is the intermittence that blended learning will oblige.
—David Zweig, Wired, 24 June 2020
There followed a good deal of halting, touchingly formal talk about harvests and the maddening intermittence of rain.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
Its apparent intermittence and the lack of a satisfactory explanation has led some to chalk it up to observer error, distortion caused by Earth’s atmosphere and/or artifacts induced by telescope optics.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2009
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“Intermittence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermittence. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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intermittence
noun
in·ter·mit·tence
ˌint-ər-ˈmit-ᵊn(t)s
: the quality or state of being intermittent
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