intermittence

noun in·ter·mit·tence \ ˌin-tər-ˈmi-tən(t)s \

Definition of intermittence

: the quality or state of being intermittent

Recent Examples of intermittence from the Web

There followed a good deal of halting, touchingly formal talk about harvests and the maddening intermittence of rain.

— junot díaz, The New Yorker, "The Hunt for Mexico’s Heirloom Beans," 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, "Jan. 9, 1643: Astronomer Sees Ashen Light of Venus," 9 Jan. 2009

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