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Alternating vs Interacting - What's the difference?

alternating | interacting |

As verbs the difference between alternating and interacting

is that alternating is while interacting is .

As adjectives the difference between alternating and interacting

is that alternating is that alternates while interacting is taking part in an interaction.

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

    interacting

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Taking part in an interaction.

    • Verb

    (head)