alternation
Senso (Inglese)
- (countable, uncountable) 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
- (countable, uncountable) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
- (countable, uncountable) Ablaut.
- (countable, uncountable) A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".
- (countable, uncountable) The "inclusive or" truth function.
- (countable, uncountable) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values.
- (countable, proscribed, uncountable) A permutation.
- (countable, uncountable) A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
- (countable, uncountable) A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.
Concetti
sinonimi
modification
transmutation
change of ownership
taking turn
Traduzioni
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪ.ʃən/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
Learned borrowing from Latin alternatio; compare French alternation. By surface analysis, alternate + -ion.
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