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Changeable vs Alternating - What's the difference?

changeable | alternating | Synonyms |

Changeable is a synonym of alternating.


As adjectives the difference between changeable and alternating

is that changeable is capable of being changed while alternating is that alternates.

As a verb alternating is

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changeable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being changed.
  • Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
    • The weather is very changeable today; it can be bright sunshine, cloudy, windy and rainy in the same half-hour.

    Derived terms

    * changeably * changeability

    alternating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that alternates
  • (mathematics, of a knot) Having a planar diagram whose crossings alternate between "over" and "under" as one travels along the knot.
  • (mathematics, of a series) Having terms that alternate between positive and negative.

    • Derived terms

    * alternating current