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/ˈɒl.tə(ɹ).ˌneɪ.ʃən/ /ˈɑl.tɚ.ˌneɪ.ʃən/

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noun

Wechsel, Abwechslung, Alternative

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

Examples :

"alternation between night shifts and day shifts"

Wechsel zwischen Nachtschichten und Tagschichten

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noun

Wechselgesang, Wechselrede

The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.

Examples :

"The alternation of student questions and the teacher's explanations kept the class engaged. "

Der Wechselgesang aus Schülerfragen und Erklärungen des Lehrers hielt die Klasse aufmerksam.

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noun

Ablaut

Examples :

"The vowel alternation in the words "sing," "sang," and "sung" is a classic example of ablaut in English. "

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noun

Abwechslung, Wechsel

A pattern by which more than one construct is possible, as with "Alice cooked Bob dinner" and "Alice cooked dinner for Bob".

Examples :

"dative alternation; locative alternation"

Dativ-Alternation; Lokativ-Alternation

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noun

Oder-Funktion, Disjunktion

The "inclusive or" truth function.

Examples :

"The cafeteria offers an alternation of either soup or salad with the main course; you can choose one, the other, or both. "

Die Cafeteria bietet eine Oder-Funktion von entweder Suppe oder Salat zum Hauptgericht an; Sie können eines, das andere oder beides wählen.

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noun

Wechsel, Abwechslung

A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values; sometimes incorrectly used to mean permutation.

Examples :

"The team practiced the alternation of offensive and defensive drills to prepare for all scenarios in the game. "

Das Team übte den Wechsel zwischen Offensiv- und Defensivübungen, um sich auf alle Szenarien im Spiel vorzubereiten.

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noun

Alternative, Auswahl

A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.

Examples :

"The regular expression used alternation to allow matching either "cat" or "dog" in the text. "

Der reguläre Ausdruck verwendete eine Alternative, um entweder "Katze" oder "Hund" im Text zu finden.

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noun

Eine Art der teilweisen Stutzung eines Polygons, Polyeders oder einer Parkettierung, bei der abwechselnd Eckpunkte entfernt werden.

A type of partial truncation of a polygon, polyhedron or tiling in which alternate vertices are removed.

Examples :

"The alternation of vertices on the square produced a shape that resembled a diamond. "

Die Abwechslung der Eckpunkte am Quadrat ergab eine rautenförmige Gestalt.