alternation

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 adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

As nouns the difference between option and alternation

is that option is one of the choices which can be made while 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 a verb option

is to purchase an option on something.

As nouns the difference between alternation and manipulation

is that 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 while manipulation is the practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.

Gradation is a synonym of alternation.

In lang=en terms the difference between alternation and gradation

is that alternation is the "inclusive or" truth function while gradation is a gradual change within one parameter, or an overlapping of two blocks of sound.

As nouns the difference between alternation and gradation

is that 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 while gradation is a sequence of gradual, successive stages; a systematic progression.

As a verb gradation is

to form with gradations.

In mathematics terms the difference between rotation and alternation

is that rotation is an operation that a continuous isometry deformation that fixes at least one point can result in while alternation is a sequence that alternates between positive and negative values. (Sometimes wrongly used to mean a permutation..

As nouns the difference between rotation and alternation

is that rotation is the act of turning around a centre or an axis while 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 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 adjective changeable is

capable of being changed.

In linguistics terms the difference between alternation and modification

is that alternation is ablaut while modification is the change undergone by a word when used in a construction (for instance am => 'm in I'm.

As nouns the difference between alternation and modification

is that 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 while modification is the act or result of modifying or the condition of being modified.

In linguistics terms the difference between alternation and conversion

is that alternation is ablaut while conversion is the process whereby a new word is created without changing the form, often by allowing the word to function as a new part of speech.

In lang=en terms the difference between alternation and conversion

is that alternation is the "inclusive or" truth function while conversion is a change or reduction of the form or value of a proposition.

In computing terms the difference between alternation and conversion

is that alternation is a construct in a regular expression that can match any of several specified subexpressions while conversion is a software product converted from one platform to another.

As nouns the difference between alternation and conversion

is that 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 while conversion is the act of converting something or someone.

As nouns the difference between selection and alternation

is that selection is selection while 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 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.