Definition of Alternation

1. Noun. Successive change from one thing or state to another and back again. "A trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"

Generic synonyms: Sequence, Succession
Derivative terms: Alternate, Alternate

Definition of Alternation

1. n. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.

Definition of Alternation

1. Noun. The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear. ¹

2. Noun. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister. ¹

3. Noun. (linguistics) ablaut ¹

4. Noun. (logic) The "''inclusive or''" truth function. ¹

5. Noun. (mathematics) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values. (Sometimes wrongly used to mean a permutation.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Alternation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Alternation

1. 1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the act of following and being followed by turns; alternate succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear. 2. Permutation. 3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister. Alternation of generation. See Generation. Origin: L. Alternatio: cf. F. Alternation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alternation

alternateness
alternates
alternating
alternating(a)
alternating current
alternating currents
alternating function
alternating functions
alternating knot
alternating light test
alternating mydriasis
alternating pulse
alternating strabismus
alternating tremor
alternatingly
alternation (current term)
alternation of generation
alternations
alternative
alternative RNA splicing
alternative algebra
alternative birth
alternative birthing
alternative country
alternative dispute resolution
alternative energy
alternative hypotheses
alternative hypothesis
alternative inheritance

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