alternation
nounEtymology
Learned borrowing from Latin alternatio; compare French alternation. By surface analysis, alternate + -ion.
- learned borrowing from alternatio
Definitions
The reciprocal succession of (normally two) things in time or place
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
- the alternation of day and night
- alternation of summer and winter
- alternation between night shifts and day shifts
The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
- There are Anthems to be found amongst them , where every syllable has its just length ; each part of a sentence its proper pause : where the words are not confused by perplexing alternations, or rendered tedious by unnecessary repetitions
Ablaut.
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A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner"…
A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
- dative alternation; locative alternation
The "inclusive or" truth function.
A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values.
A permutation.
A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified…
A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate…
A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at alternation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at alternation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at alternation
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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