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The degree of intermittence can be quantified using various methods.
The degree of intermittence can be quantified using various methods.
One traditional approach is through the Kurtosis of the signal <ref>Batchelor G K 1953 The Theory of Homogeneous Turbulence (Cambridge: Cambridge
One traditional approach is through the [[:wikipedia:Kurtosis|Kurtosis]] of the signal <ref>Batchelor G K 1953 The Theory of Homogeneous Turbulence (Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press), p. 183</ref>.
University Press), p. 183</ref>.
However, the Kurtosis is a quantifier of the shape of the distribution function, and does not really take the time-varying nature of intermittence into account.
However, the Kurtosis is a quantifier of the shape of the distribution function, and does not really take the time-varying nature of intermittence into account.