Definitions for alternation
ˌɔl tərˈneɪ ʃən, ˌæl-al·ter·na·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. alternationnoun

   successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

   "a trill is a rapid alternation between the two notes"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. alternationnoun

   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.

2. alternationnoun

   The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.

3. alternationnoun

   ablaut

4. alternationnoun

   The "inclusive or" truth function.

5. alternationnoun

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

6. Etymology: alternatio; compare with alternation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alternationnoun

   The reciprocal succession of things.

   Etymology: from alternate.

   The one would be oppressed with constant heat, the other with insufferable cold; and so the defect of alternation would utterly impugn the generation of all things. Thomas Browne, Vul. Err.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alternation

   Alternation is the process or act of alternating or alternately. It generally refers to the repeated or regular occurrence of successively alternating actions, circumstances, events, or states. This could be in a back-and-forth or see-saw pattern such as day-night, hot-cold, etc. It could also refer to the concept in computer science, logic and formal language theory where a choice is made between multiple options or paths.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alternationnoun

   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. Alternationnoun

   permutation

3. Alternationnoun

   the response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister

4. Etymology: [L. alternatio: cf. F. alternation.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alternation

   In geometry, an alternation is an operation on a polyhedron or tiling that removes alternate vertices. Only even-sided polyhedra can be alternated, for example the zonohedra. Every 2n-sided face becomes n-sided. Square faces disappear into new edges. An alternation of a regular polyhedron or tiling is sometimes labeled by the regular form, prefixed by an h, standing for half. More generally any vertex-uniform polyhedron or tiling with a vertex configuration consisting of all even-numbered elements can be alternated. For example the alternation a vertex figure with 2a.2b.2c is a.3.b.3.c.3 where the three is the number of elements in this vertex figure. A special case is square faces whose order divide in half into degenerate digons. So for example, the cube 4.4.4 is alternated as 2.3.2.3.2.3 which is reduced to 3.3.3, being the tetrahedron, and all the 6 edges of the tetrahedra can also be seen degenerate faces of the original cube.

The Standard Electrical DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alternation

   The change in direction of a current. The number of such changes is expressed as number of alternations; thus a current may have a frequency of 500 or 20,000 alternations per second. [Transcriber's note: One alternation per second is now called one hertz.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ALTERNATION

   Is the varying or changing their order, and is easily found by a continual multiplication of all numbers.

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1. • Succession

How to pronounce alternation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alternation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alternation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of alternation in a Sentence

1. John Dewey:

   The path of least resistance and least trouble is a mental rut already made. It requires troublesome work to undertake the alternation of old beliefs. Self-conceit often regards it as a sign of weakness to admit that a belief to which we have once committed ourselves is wrong. We get so identified with an idea that it is literally a pet notion and we rise to its defense and stop our eyes and ears to anything different.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alternation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alternation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=alternation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=alternation
7. ^ The Standard Electrical Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26535/pg26535-images.html#:~:text=alternation
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=alternation