Alternation vs Instead - What's the difference?
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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; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.
The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
(linguistics) Ablaut.
(logic) The "inclusive or " truth function.
(mathematics) A sequence that alternates between positive and negative values. (Sometimes wrongly used to mean a permutation.)
(computing) A construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions.
In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
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As a noun alternation
is 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; as, the alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and winter, hope and fear.As an adverb instead is
in the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.alternation
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Noun
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instead
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Alternative forms
* ensteadAdverb
(-)citation, passage=‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’}}
Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches.}}