intermittency

noun

in·​ter·​mit·​ten·​cy ˌin-tər-ˈmi-tən(t)-sē How to pronounce intermittency (audio)

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Standard renewables like solar and wind face challenges due to their intermittency and the massive land area required on a small island. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026 None grappled honestly with intermittency and whole-system reliability. Alex Pavlak, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026 Wind power faces a number of challenges — notably, the need to be paired with strategies to promote investment in batteries or other approaches for electricity storage to overcome the reality of the intermittency of wind power. Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026 These savings go well beyond plant operations, encompassing transmission buildout, fuel costs, storage requirements, and the need to overbuild renewable capacity to compensate for intermittency. Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intermittency

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First Known Use

1662, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of intermittency was in 1662

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“Intermittency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermittency. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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