Intermittent vs Infinity - What's the difference?
intermittent | infinity |
Stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant
(specifically, geology, of a body of water) Existing only for certain seasons; that is, being dry for part of the year.
(label) Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit.
A number that has an infinite numerical value that cannot be counted.
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, author=Michael Riordan
, title=Tackling Infinity
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An idealised point which is said to be approached by sequences of values whose magnitudes increase without bound.
(label) A number which is very large compared to some characteristic number. For example, in optics, an object which is much further away than the focal length of a lens is said to be "at infinity", as the distance of the image from the lens varies very little as the distance increases further.
(label) The symbol .
As nouns the difference between intermittent and infinity
is that intermittent is (medicine|dated) an intermittent fever or disease while infinity is (label) endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit.As an adjective intermittent
is stopping and starting at intervals; coming after a particular time span; not steady or constant.intermittent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The day was cloudy with intermittent rain.
- Intermittent bugs are most difficult to reproduce.
- The area has many intermittent lakes and streams.
Derived terms
* intermittentlyinfinity
English
Noun
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