ALTERNATION Definition & Meaning

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alternation

[ awl-ter-ney-shuhn, al- ]

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noun

the act or process of alternating or the state of being alternated.
alternate succession; repeated rotation:
the alternation of the seasons.
Electricity. a single fluctuation in the absolute value of an alternating current or voltage from zero to a maximum and back to zero, being equal to one half cycle.
Linguistics. variation in the form of a linguistic unit as it occurs in different environments or under different conditions, as between the -ed and -en forms of the past participle in danced and spoken or between the (t) and (d) pronunciations of the past tense suffix -ed in hopped and rubbed.

alternation

/ ˌɔː��əˈ�Ա�ɪʃə�� /

noun

successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
logic another name for disjunction

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of alternation¹

First recorded in 1605–15, alternation is from the Late Latin word ��ٱ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ٱ��پ�ō ). See alternate, -ion

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“Some sort of alternation occurred which resulted in multiple shots being fired,” Golan told KTLA-TV.

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The alternation between analytic calm and hysteria can be exhausting.

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The variety of locations, the alternation of tone and predicaments as the series skips between threads, keeps it from becoming too emotionally, too existentially wearing.

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Also, recordings of a kind of electrical dialog between fish featured highly-precise turn-taking in which the fish emitted their electrical discharges in strict alternation.

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"They have two legs, so they can have regular trousers, but their hip is very wide so you have to take that to the alternations shop too."

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