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Alternation

Alternation Meaning & Definition
Alternation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Alternation?

[n] successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
[n] being regularly exchangeable

Synonyms | Synonyms for Alternation:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Alternation: back-and-forth | battledore and shuttlecock | beat | chain | coaction | coming and going | commutation | complementary distribution | concurrence | consecution | cooperation | counterchange | cross fire | cyclicalness | ebb and flow | engagement | exchange | fluctuation | flux and reflux | give-and-take | interaction | interchange | intercommunication | intercourse | interlacing | intermeshing | intermittence | intermittency | intermutation | interplay | intertwining | interweaving | interworking | lex talionis | Lissajous figure | measure for measure | mesh | meshing | meter | mutual admiration | mutual support | mutual transfer | mutuality | order | oscillation | pendulation | pendulum motion | periodicalness | periodicity | permutation | piston motion | progression | pulsation | quid pro quo | reappearance | reciprocality | reciprocation | reciprocity | recurrence | regular wave motion | reoccurrence | repetition | retaliation | return | reversion | rhythm | rhythmic play | rotation | row | seasonality | seesaw | seesawing | sequel | sequence | series | shifting | shuffling | sine wave | something for something | succession | teeter | teetering | teeter-totter | teeter-tottering | tit for tat | to-and-fro | tottering | train | transposal | transposition | undulation | ups and downs | vacillation | variation | vicissitude | wavering | wigwag

See Also | exchangeability | fungibility | interchangeability | interchangeableness | sequence | succession

Alternation In Webster's Dictionary

\Al`ter*na"tion\, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F. alternation.] 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. (Math.) Permutation. 3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister. --Mason. {Alternation of generation}. See under {Generation}.

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