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Intermittent vs Episodic - What's the difference?

intermittent | episodic |

As adjectives the difference between intermittent and episodic

is that intermittent is stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant while episodic is relating to an episode.

As a noun intermittent

is an intermittent fever or disease.

intermittent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant
    • The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
    Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.
  • (specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
    • The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.

    Derived terms

    * intermittently

    Related terms

    * inter * inter- * intermittence * intermittency

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine, dated) An intermittent fever or disease.
    • (Dunglison)
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    episodic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * episodick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • relating to an episode
  • * 1999, The Limey (movie)
    • When I'm not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double-duty as a voice coach.
  • sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly
  • :* Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.
  • (literature) made up a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes
  • :* I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?