That alternates.
alternating
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for alternating.
Editorial note
He is not saying the magnetic field is not alternating (he even says the coil is being driven by a 1 MHz sine wave).
Quick take
That alternates.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of alternating gathered in one view.
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for alternating.
adjective
That alternates.
adjective
(mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.
adjective
(mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
adjective
(mathematics, of a multilinear mapping with all arguments belonging to the same space) Whose value is zero when any two adjacent arguments are equal.
Example sentences
He is not saying the magnetic field is not alternating (he even says the coil is being driven by a 1 MHz sine wave).
The current in the coil is not alternating, because of the LED.
Typing speed is mostly due to alternating hands when you type; Qwerty is perfectly fine for that use case.
Which is probably why you rarely see that work schedule (alternating 4x9 & 5x9) outside of government.
But when multiple things are loading and alternating between locations it becomes significantly slower.
You can read it line-by-line with the English and toki pona texts alternating.
You may be thinking of the skin effect associated with alternating current systems.
There is probably more than one reason for university courses to be on alternating days as it probably facilitates this kind of thinking.
Expecting it to create a nice alternating up/down pattern is wishful thinking.
Don't think cores spread across multiple layers; think alternating layers of cores and caches, or a layer of cores with layers of memory stacked on top.
My understanding is that all of this (wedge/alternating products, etc.) is considered a part of linear algebra, and has been established that way for quite a long time.
Maybe some times the perfect alternating shuffle isn't.
Quote examples
This will continue as long as people keep alternating voting for "American Empire" Republicans and "slightly fewer wars of opportunity" Democrats.
Re AI I was just recently thinking about Half-Life 1 marines AI (low tech, required hint nodes) against which I definitely had memorable experience, compared to the slew of titles that followed, with "improved" AI that looks like a game of whack a mole alternating with scripted sequences.
Proper noun examples
Alternating on blue / green as the 'live' side works, too.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use alternating in a sentence?
He is not saying the magnetic field is not alternating (he even says the coil is being driven by a 1 MHz sine wave).
What does alternating mean?
That alternates.
What part of speech is alternating?
alternating is commonly used as adjective.