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Alternating vs Vacillating - What's the difference?

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Alternating is a related term of vacillating.


As verbs the difference between alternating and vacillating

is that alternating is while vacillating is .

As adjectives the difference between alternating and vacillating

is that alternating is that alternates while vacillating is liable to vacillate; wavering, irresolute.

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

    vacillating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Liable to vacillate; wavering, irresolute.